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Wooden tortoise and hair figures, 2019

 Item — Box: CFC Art Box 4
Identifier: CFC2020.0059.1-2

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

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

  • 2019

Extent

.25 Linear Feet : The Wooden Storyteller, Spokane, Washington. ; 3½' x 1¾" (tortoise) and 3¾" x 2¼" (hare)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Beautiful woodworking. Simple figures. Lovely grain. And a great feel in the hand! Aesop lives!

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Maureen Hester, Dec., '19.

Repository Details

Part of the Creighton University Libraries, Archives & Special Collections Repository

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