Horse and Ass Spode Serving Tray, 1831
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
- 1831
Creator
- Spode (Organization)
Extent
1 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
A blue and white ceramic serving tray depicting the fable of the Horse and the Ass. Written on the back of the platter is "The Signature Collection 'Aesop's Fables' Well and Tree Platter Introduced c. 1831. Produced in a numbered edition of 1500 released in 2003, of which this piece is number 472. This platter goes with CFC2019.0003.1 (Dog and His Shadow Bowl).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
eBay Auction via Elaine Esquivel; Pasadena, CA [2018]
Creator
- Spode (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Creighton University Libraries, Archives & Special Collections Repository