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Grasshopper and Ant Plate

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Title

Grasshopper and Ant Plate

Description

1900? Faience plate 8" in diameter showing three scenes depicting GA. Numbered "2." A mark on the back seems to combine the letters "M" and "C" and says "déposé Fables Terre de Fer." $18 from Penny Hughes, Marysville, WA, Feb., '06.

This plate features, in its side panels, the backs of two men. One seems a prosperous farmer with mounds of hay nearby. The other has poorer clothing and strides away with a walking stick carrying something -- an instrument perhaps? -- as he goes. The central panel features two women. The "ant" holds an instrument for spinning, while the lovely younger grasshopper holds a lute. A small child is jut behind her.

Source

$18 from Penny Hughes, Marysville, WA, Feb., '06.

Date

Collection

Carlson Fable Collection

Citation

“Grasshopper and Ant Plate,” Creighton University Libraries: Archives & Special Collections, accessed November 16, 2024, https://creightonarchives.omeka.net/items/show/1398.

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