Transferware Plate "The Fox and the Grapes.", 1835
Scope and Contents
The Carlson Fable Collection is a gathering of primary fable materials at Reinert Alumni Memorial Library at Creighton University. It grew out of the personal collection of fable materials gathered by Rev. Gregory Carlson, S.J. and was given to the Creighton Libraries in 1996. There are more than 10,000 books and approximately 8,000 artifacts in the collection.
From plates to stamps, from cards to whiskey decanters, from toys to posters, you'll find just about anything you can imagine here. Please explore all that is to offer here in my fables Catalogue of Objects.
This is the largest online catalog of fable related objects on the internet. Many are from Aesop's Fables but you will find La Fontaine, Velazquez and Krylov also represented in this collection.
Dates
- 1835
Creator
- Spode (Organization)
Extent
1 Plates : "Aesop's Fables." Copeland and Garrett. ; 6ΒΌ" diameter
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The artistry of the green illustration occupying the center of this small plate expresses the fable well. The fox is walking away but he is still looking back at the grapes. He has given up on them and, though he is bad-mouthing them, he would still want to have them. The verso includes "Copeland and Garrett Late Spode."
Immediate Source of Acquisition
$50 from Alphabetiques, Montague, MA, through Ebay, Sept., '19
Repository Details
Part of the Creighton University Libraries, Archives & Special Collections Repository