One large button, The Fox and the Goose, 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.
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
- 1890
Extent
1 Items : One large button, showing a running fox (or dog?) and a fowl in flight just above it. ; 1 5/8" in diameter
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Latin
From the Collection: French
From the Collection: German
Abstract
This is the largest button I have found. The two figures are surrounded by reeds, branches, and at least one blossom. There is a thick floral border around the perimeter. Three-piece construction. I have no notion what scene may be portrayed.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
$35 from Bruce Beck, Cedarburg, WI, August, '99.
Source
- Bruce Beck (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Creighton University Libraries, Archives & Special Collections Repository