Two-piece brass buttons, 9/16" in diameter, picturing " The Dog Who Carried His Master's Dinner.", 1890
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.
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Dates
- 1890
Extent
1 Items ; 9/16" in diameter
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Latin
From the Collection: French
From the Collection: German
Abstract
This is perhaps the simplest of the buttons I have found. Until the Goldbarg offer, I did not know that this scene found its way onto a button. Almost the full top half of the button's circle is simple darkness. In addition to the dog and the lunch, there is only the raised ground beneath the animal. The button seems to have been constructed of the scene proper and a standard brass backing with a self-shank. BBB Plate 154 #29. In the Larner exemplar, this scene is, as BBB describes, "all tinted in red" (379).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
A gift of Robin Larner, Rochester, NY, May, '99.
Source
- Robin Larner (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Creighton University Libraries, Archives & Special Collections Repository