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The Wolf and the Crane
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Title
The Wolf and the Crane
Description
1890? 1 two-piece silver WC button, 1 1/16" in diameter. A P & Cie Breveté, Paris. $24.99 from Gotbuttons, Vista, CA, through Ebay, May, '99.
Developed from J.J. Grandville's illustration, I believe, because the doctor's pan is visible near the wolf's back paw. The stance of the figures is that of Grandville's illustration. This and the following three buttons from the same manufacturer are remarkably similar despite their different colors and sizes. The stamped metallic front seems to have been folded over the back, which is lifted at its center to form a tunnel-hole, where others have an implanted hook or circle. BBB calls this a "self-shank" (371). Around this raised mound one can read the manufacturer information quoted above.
Source
$24.99 from Gotbuttons, Vista, CA, through Ebay, May, '99.
Date
1890?
Collection
Carlson Fable Collection
Citation
“The Wolf and the Crane,”
Creighton University Libraries: Archives & Special Collections
, accessed December 24, 2024,
https://creightonarchives.omeka.net/items/show/805
.
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