Mexican Ceramic Tortoise, 1992
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
- 1992
Extent
.33 Linear Feet : Mexican ceramic tortoise with a moving head. A scene of the hare running is painted on his back. ; 8" x 5½" x 4½" high.
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Latin
From the Collection: French
From the Collection: German
Abstract
The head of the tortoise bobs laboriously whenever he is touched. What a happy thought to paint the hare right onto the back of the tortoise!
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased on Olivera Street in LA. Gift of Margaret Carlson Lytton, Christmas, '93.
Source
- Margaret Carlson Lytton (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Creighton University Libraries, Archives & Special Collections Repository