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1985 8 cotton fabric panels by Juliette Mairel. Paris. 18.5" x 15". Brown, Cream, Yellow, Black. $9.95 each -- except for FG for $7.50 -- from tmoney417 on Ebay, Sept. '21.

I find the illustrations exceptionally well done. The creator,…

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1950? Set of 8 different La Fontaine fables embroidered large linen cocktail napkins. $270 from Curated Store through Ebay, Feb., '20.

Here is another surprise. I hope these were never used as napkins! My first and second attempts to…

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1995? Aesop's Fables Felt Activity Book. Made in the USA. Salem, Utah: The Story Teller. $17.95 from The Story Teller Felt, Healdsburg CA, Nov., '97.

I found and ordered this curiosity at a craft fair in Sonoma County. The materials are here to…

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1995? Aesop's Fables Felt Activity Book cloth. Uncut. 37½" x 30½". Made in the USA. Salem, Utah: The Story Teller. $10 from an unknown source, April, '20.

Somewhere along the way I acquired the whole felt single unit from which scenes and…

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1900? Two long tapestries formed from panels presenting fables of La Fontaine. About 10' x 18". Backed substantially. Gift of Gay Wirth of Wirthmore Antiques, New Orleans, August, '18.

In the 1980's I visited, among other New Orleans antiques…

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1980? French kitchen towel. TH. 18½" x 27". Cotton. Where and when?

This is one of the less flattering portraits of La Fontaine, I would say. The bright yellow is attractive, but there is not much spirit in this design.

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1990? French dish towel featuring five fables: MM; 2P; WL; FG; and OF. $17.887 from froufrouretro through Etsy, Dec., 20.

Our first dish towel! I can find no markings about its date or origin. As with many French materials, the colors are…

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1990? French kitchen towel. FC. 16½" square. Cotton. €5 from Michel Prigent, Lavernose-Lacasse, France, through Ebay, May, '22.

What a lovely and lively design! This crow has no generic cheese. It is Camembert! Perfect condition.

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1990? French kitchen towel. "The Fox and the Goat." 16½" square. Cotton. Where and when?

Here is another lively design! Is this fox waving goodbye to the silly goat? Perfect condition.

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1960? Heavy cotton fabric with several fable scenes among whisteria. 9 yards x 17" x 56" wide. $99.99 from Rennae Philllips, Issaquah, WA, through Ebay, March, '99.

Rennae is right: this is impressive fabric. The repeating scenes include FS, TH,…
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