Poudre Cap, 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
4 Cards : Four cards displaying La Fontaine fables for Poudre Cap mineral water. ; Slightly more than 6¼ " x slightly less than 4½ ".
Language of Materials
French
Abstract
"L'Huitre et les Plaideurs, " Le Laboureur et ses Enfants, "; MM, and WL. These are large cards! The approach to each scene comes from traditional sources, like Dor é for the oyster scene on the beach and the river scene between wolf and lamb. Notice that the wolf's neck here is so elongated that he may look more like a horse! The scene of the old worker on his deathbed is strongly reminiscent of the classic painting of Socrates in his last hours. The milkmaid seems quite nattily dressed up to be carrying some milk to town! I am not sure that I have ever seen the two oyster-finders clad as monks before.
L'Huitre et les Plaideurs
Le Labourer et ses Enfants
La Laitière et le Pot au Lait
Le Loup et l'Agneau
Immediate Source of Acquisition
$30 for the four from Bertrand Cocq, Calonne-Ricouart, France, March, '01.
Repository Details
Part of the Creighton University Libraries, Archives & Special Collections Repository