The Dog and the Shadow/ The Kite and the Doves Medal, 1940
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
- 1940
Extent
2.75'' Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Found in Collection On the front of the coin there is a dog looking at it's reflection in a lake and surrounding it are words that read "Lose not the substance for the shadow." Below the dog there is a copyright marking with the words 'E. Amateis' next to it. The words on the side of the coin reads "The Society of Medalists Twenty First Issue 1940 Edmond Amateis Sculptor Metal Art CO.N.Y. Silver Plated". On the back of the coin there is a hawk wearing a crown standing over a dead pigeon with words around it that read "The doves elect a hawk their king"
Repository Details
Part of the Creighton University Libraries, Archives & Special Collections Repository