Two "Reward of Merit" cards from Wemple and Kronheim green set, 1880
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.
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Dates
- 1880
Extent
2 Cards : 2 more cards from the green set by Wemple and Kronheim, stamped "Reward of Merit" and then stamped again by Robinson Brothers' Picture Frames of Springfield, MA.
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
These cards of "The Eagle, the Lamb, and the Crow" and "The Heron" again include a prose text of the fable on the back side. Both the physical overstamping and the double function (reward of merit and advertisement) seem gauche to me.
The Eagle, the Lamb, and the Crow
The Heron
Immediate Source of Acquisition
$2 each.
Repository Details
Part of the Creighton University Libraries, Archives & Special Collections Repository