Storck Laboureur et enfants, 1920
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
- 1920
Extent
1 Cards : Postcard presenting La Fontaine's "Le Laboureur et Ses Enfants" text beside a colored illustration. Confiserie Roussier, Sarret & Cie., Grenoble. A. Storck & Co. Deposé.
Language of Materials
French
Abstract
The card is arranged in this case to allow for an advertising strip at its top. Again, it pays to watch the frame of the rather standard picture of the man and his children at his bedside. Arranged around the picture we find wheat, grapes, vines, and finally a bag of coins. Roussier and Sarret add another design on the blue verso. A female figure of abundance pours out candy for eager children to enjoy. This design is so nice that I include it here.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
€9 from Dominique Chapelon, Yronde ete Buron, at the Paris Post Card Exhibition, Jan., '05.
Source
- Dominique Chapelon (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Creighton University Libraries, Archives & Special Collections Repository