Item

"Four fabric quilt squares of fables from ZigZag Fables."

Three animals on a quilt panel, one animal is serving food to the other two animals. The text reads, "Zig Zag Fables Picture by J.A. Shepherd; Gardner, Darton & Co., London; The F.A. Stokes Co., New York."
Three animals on a quilt panel, one animal is walking away after serving the two animals. One of the other animals is bowing. The text reads, "Zig Zag Fables Picture by J.A. Shepherd; Gardner, Darton & Co., London; The F.A. Stokes Co., New York."
A rooster and three hens are walking. The text reads, "The Cock and the Jewels."
A wolf is yelling at a fox while a bear in a police uniform stands in the back. The text reads, "The result of going to law. The wolf accused the fox of stealing a pallet from his larder."
Three separate scenes of a hermit and a bear. The hermit is helping the bear heal from a bee sting. The text reads, "The Hermit and the Bear. A certain hermit, having done a good office to a bear, and relieved him from pain."
A group of various bird types sitting in a half circle. The text reads, "The Ostrich and the Birds. At a convocation of birds."
Title
"Four fabric quilt squares of fables from ZigZag Fables."
Description
2012? "Four fabric quilt squares of fables from ZigZag Fables." Originally pictured about 1897 by J.A. Shepherd and published by Gardner Darton, London, and F.A. Stokes, NY.

A quiet treasure in the collection! Here are four good stories, beautifully illustrated in Shepherd’s turn-of-the-century book. They are rendered here on the thinnest of fabrics. A quick check on Charlene Dodson reveals that she was a prominent American Native, known extensively for her quilting. I believe I ordered one story and was so impressed that I ordered the others, and she offered a special price. Each story starts with a cover picture (and twice a second title panel) and a closing panel. “The Ostrich and the Birds” uses ten story-panels to show the ostriches rejected first by the birds and then the animals. “The Cock and the Jewels” is the shortest, with only two story-panels well used to tell the tale. A cock happened on some jewels….and answered his wives “nothing bug jewels – let us go and find some barley.” “The Result of Going to Law” uses seven story-panels to show the wolf accusing the fox of stealing a chicken. After hearing the case, the monkey-judge condemns the wolf to pay costs for bring a false charge, informs the fox that he is lucky not to be hanged, and takes the chicken as his fee. “The Hermit and the Bear” uses seven panels to have the bear wound his dear friend. It adds a panel on which the hermit boots the bear out of his house!
Date
2012?
Subject
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Item sets
Carlson Fable Collection