The Fox and the Rooster Syrup Tin, 1930

Item — Box: CFC Cans and Tins Box 2

Identifier: CFC2018.0057.2

Staff Only

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

1930

Extent

5.25" Linear Feet : WG syrup tin, featuring "The Fox and the Rooster." 5¼" x 4" x 2¼" high. ; 5¼" x 4" x 2¼"

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

From the Collection: Latin

From the Collection: French

From the Collection: German

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

$10 from Dany Wolfs, Roesalare, Belgium, August, '00.

Appraisal

This tin is surprising first of all for its delicate form. It has three curved sides, two rounded edges, and two angled edges. Secondly, it is hard for me to believe that this sort of container was used for a liquid like syrup. The "WJ" on the bottom is clear. Less clear is a name something like "W'Jnants Groenendael Freres." The top shows a fox and rooster confronting each other. The long sides repeat a scene of the two chasing around a tree. The short sides offer two French quatrains. The fox and rooster are, respectively, on the angled corners. Poor condition.