"The Fable of the Girl and Her Milk Pail.", 1900
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
- 1900
Extent
1 Prints : Kate Greenway Print "The Fable of the Girl and Her Milk Pail." ; 6” x 8.5”.
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The caption on the back reads, “from a water-colour drawing in the possession of W. Finch, Esq”. The print of the painting offers an unusual view of the girl who spilled her milkpail in three ways. Scenes of this fable usually depict the young woman out in the midst of nature. They seldom include onlookers, like the two children gawking at her predicament. The young woman is usually more disconsolate. Here she seems somehow unexcited over what has happened.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
$9.99 from Lawrence Camerena, April, '08.
Source
- Lawrence Camerena (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Creighton University Libraries, Archives & Special Collections Repository