Lion in a Lush Valley button, 1890

Item — Box: CFC Buttons Box 1

Identifier: CFC2019.0198.1.34

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.

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Dates

1890

Extent

1 Items (1 brass three-piece button of the Lion in a Lush Valley) ; 5/8" in diameter

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The goat seems not to be pictured, instead there is a crag that sticks out almost directly above the lion who wants to beckon him down to the lush valley. BBB shows an apparently larger button with almost the same image on Plate 152 #7. Do I pick up some tint in this brass? The button may even have four pieces, since a very pleasant shiny rim encircles the whole scene and may be independent of the button's facing.