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La Fontaine Statue Postcard, 1920

 Item
Identifier: CFC2022.0040.1

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.

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

.25 Linear Feet : La Fontaine statue postcard.

Language of Materials

French

Abstract

The verso has a one-word message. Unfortunately the time-stamp is not clear enough to establish an exact date. The statue is dated to 1824 and is situated at Chateau Thierry.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

$2.54 Canadian from finscanes through Ebay, Feb., '22.

Source

Repository Details

Part of the Creighton University Libraries, Archives & Special Collections Repository

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