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Solid Brass Fox and Grapes Brooch, 1910

 Item — Box: CFC Artifact Box 4
Identifier: CFC2019.0382.1

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

  • 1910

Extent

2.75" Linear Feet ; 2.75" x 2" x .5"

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

$13.50 from "casajewelry" on Ebay, June, '00.

Appraisal

Soldered joint and catch pin assembly. "Stamped by tooling from the early 1900's," according to the Ebay seller's description. An "old gold" finish has apparently been applied to a 14kt gold plating.

Physical Description

Hand painted solid brass brooch of fox and grapes.

Source

  • Printed Informational Leaflet

Repository Details

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

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