The Heron Ceramic Plate · Carlson Fable Collection

Title: The Heron Ceramic Plate
Description: 1920? Ceramic plate of "The Heron" by "Jars, France pour F & S." 10" in diameter. Scalloped rim. Tan with green edging, script, and illustration border around a circular full-color illustration of the heron. "Le Héron" and "Fables de la Fontaine" on the plate front. $5.95 from Charles W. Turner, through eBay, June, '04.

This colorful plate has the heron standing on one leg in the midst of calm water. Two features mark this excellent scene. One is that there is no other creature present. The artist rightly shows how the heron is at the center of his own world. Secondly, his eye looks out at us with something like disdain. Disdain drives the heron in this fable.
Date: 1920?
Source: $5.95 from Charles W. Turner, through eBay, June, '04.
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