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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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1970? Crocheted doily of "The Fox and the Goat." $50 from an unknown source, March, '20.

Here is very delicate work. The fox has tried to talk the young goat into opening the door and has been rebuffed. Is "loup" here misspelled "loop"? I am…

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1980? Feedsack cloth picturing CP. 32" x 10¾". $22.50 from elianabelle920 through Ebay, Nov., '22.

This is a lovely long stretch of blue cloth. I wonder if finding it sets me off a new search for fable feedsack cloths! Who would have thought…

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1988 Circular framed crewel-stitchery by Lois Carlson titled "Aesop's Fables." The stitchery presents five pairs: LM, TH, GGE, "The Tree and the Reed," and "The Horse and the Two Thieves."

I think it especially clever of Mom to find fables that…

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1999 Marvic Textiles "Les Fables De La Fontaine" Toile Printed 100% Cotton Fabric. 2 Yds+35.5". F-231. $79.95 from marcus*d on Ebay, April, '23.

This is a serious piece of cloth and a wonderful addition to the collection! The repeated pattern…
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