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The Fox and the Stork

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Title

The Fox and the Stork

Description

1890? One FS button, 5/8" in diameter. $12 from Joni Goldbarg through Ebay, April, '99.

The conception of the scene seems slightly different here from both the 1" and the 3/4" FS versions. The defining line at the bottom of the scene is higher. The strong set of defining masses at the lower right seems to have been lost. It is not as clear that the fox grasps the neck of the vase. The fox sits back here, and the stork is well removed from the button's right rim. The whole rim has a copper hue. As with the other exemplars of this scene, that copper-colored band seems to be folded over a hook-bearing celluloid back and the bronze and metallic front. In all three types of button, a silverish circle surrounds the button's scene inside the enclasping ring. Wonders never cease! Apparently not in BBB.

Source

$12 from Joni Goldbarg through Ebay, April, '99.

Date

Collection

Carlson Fable Collection

Citation

“The Fox and the Stork,” Creighton University Libraries: Archives & Special Collections, accessed October 17, 2024, https://creightonarchives.omeka.net/items/show/795.

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