One tile, "The Sow and the Wolf" · Carlson Fable Collection

Title: One tile, "The Sow and the Wolf"
Description: 1880? One tile, "The Sow and the Wolf," produced by Minton, Hollins and Company. Stoke on Trent. Slight fritting on the edges. 6" x 6". $82 from Chris Hawkins Antiques, UK, through Ebay, Feb., '02.

The design for this tile is apparently taken from the engraving done by Samuel Howitt—in fact page 14 of my copy of his 1811 A New Work of Animals Principally Designed from the Fables of Aesop, Gay, and Phaedrus. Though the piglets may not be clear, the sow's udder is. The wolf's pose is a surprisingly good mix of non-chalance and eagerness.
Source: $82 from Chris Hawkins Antiques, UK, through Ebay, Feb., '02.
Date: 1880?
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