English Matchboxes Set, 2000
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
- 2000
Creator
- Cornish Match Company (Organization)
Extent
From the Collection: 800 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
A quick guess says that these are Bewick illustrations. The fables presented are the Ox and the Reed (OR), the Tortoise and the Hare (TH), the Crow and the Pitcher (CP), the Ant and the Dove (AD), and "The Countryman and the Snake."
General
2000? Set of five English matchboxes, each with a black-and-white image on one face and the corresponding fable text on the obverse. "AV 30." Made in Japan. Cornish Match Company, Cornwall, St. Ives, GB. $50 from Leonie Walker, Derbyshire, England, through eBay, Feb., '12.
Repository Details
Part of the Creighton University Libraries, Archives & Special Collections Repository