Suchard Series 249 Portrait Cards, 1980
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
- 1980
Extent
12 Cards : Twelve numbered cards in strong portrait format distributed among five "families" of Suchard: Chocolat, Velma, Milka, Cacao, and Noisettine. ; 2⅜" x 4⅛"
Language of Materials
French
Abstract
Some of these cards still have the feel that the powder with which they came is still on them. Strong colors and simple forms mark these cards, which are quite different from the more traditional Suchard landscape cards. The identifying numbers between "1" and "12" can be hard to find but they are there in the corner of the image segment.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
€25 from Albert Van den Bosch, Antwerp, Belgium, Feb., '12.
Source
- Albert Van den Bosch (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Creighton University Libraries, Archives & Special Collections Repository