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Alphabet plate. "Aesop's Fables: The Shepherd's Boy."

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Title

Alphabet plate. "Aesop's Fables: The Shepherd's Boy."

Description

1840? Alphabet plate. "Aesop's Fables: The Shepherd's Boy." 5" in diameter. $29.99 Canadian from Brian Howell, Rothesay, NB, Canada through Ebay, July, '19.

Three features of this plate are remarkable. First, it is to me unclear whether the fable being pictured here is, as I suspect, BW. A wolf is making off with a sheep as a young shepherd pursues him with a staff. Secondly, this is a smaller plate than other alphabet plates I have seen – and the other alphabet plates in this collection. Thirdly, I have learned that alphabet plates were often given to a family upon the birth of a child. That custom fits with the message written on the verso of this plate: ""Grandma Talin's (?) when she was little. Nov 24, 1842 – June 10, 1924." Thank you to whoever wrote that helpful bit of history!

Source

$29.99 Canadian from Brian Howell, Rothesay, NB, Canada through Ebay, July, '19.

Date

Collection

Carlson Fable Collection

Citation

“Alphabet plate. "Aesop's Fables: The Shepherd's Boy.",” Creighton University Libraries: Archives & Special Collections, accessed January 7, 2025, https://creightonarchives.omeka.net/items/show/1389.

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