Copper Teapot, Tortoise and Hare, 19th Century

Item — Box: CFC Tableware Box 14

Identifier: CFC2018.0072.1

Staff Only

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

19th Century

Extent

.25 Linear Feet : Small copper teapot. The handle is a rabbit. The lid has a turtle on it. The Chinese characters on the side translate to "race, rabbit, tortoise." The makers mark on the bottom consists of four characters inside a five-petaled flower. There is white-aqua colored oxidation inside the pot and lid. ; 5" x 2.5" x 3"

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

From the Collection: Latin

From the Collection: French

From the Collection: German

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchase from Feng Mao; China [2004]

Physical Description

Small copper teapot. The handle is a rabbit. The lid has a turtle on it. The Chinese characters on the side translate to "race, rabbit, tortoise." The makers mark on the bottom consists of four characters inside a five-petaled flower. There is white-aqua colored oxidation inside the pot and lid.