The Grasshopper and the Ant, Chocolates Tin, 1950
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
- 1950
Extent
1 Container : Cote D'Or chocolates tin. ; 4.3" x 3.5" and 3.1" high.
Language of Materials
French
Abstract
This canister is in fair condition. The cover presents the basic scene of cicada singing and ant working. The small side panels show each doing his respective thing. On one large side panel, the cicada dances while the ant carries an egg as big as his own body. On the other, the shivering cicada comes to the ant, whose negative feelings are as bristly as the broom he carries.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
$10 from Dany Wolfs, Roesalare, Belgium, August, '00.
Source
- Dany Wolfs (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Creighton University Libraries, Archives & Special Collections Repository