Silver bonbon dish, Fox and Stork, 1872 - 1900

Item

Identifier: CFC2018.0095.1

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

1872 - 1900

Creator

The Derby Silver Company (Organization)

Extent

.5 Linear Feet : A silver bonbon dish with a crimped handle. Outside the dish, there is a floral motif with scalloped edges. Inside the dish is an etching of the Fox and the Stork. On the bottom of the dish "DERBY SILVER CO. QUADRUPLE PLATE 1133." ; 6" x 2"

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Ebay auction via Claude Hanson; Iowa [2003]

Physical Description

A silver bonbon dish with a crimped handle. Outside the dish, there is a floral motif with scalloped edges. Inside the dish is an etching of the Fox and the Stork. On the bottom of the dish "DERBY SILVER CO. QUADRUPLE PLATE 1133."