1900? Litho-Cardboard with Wooden Stand: "Ass Carrying Relics." 4.5" wide, 3.5" tall. €10 from Thierry Corcelle, Paris, July, '23.
Like so many things coming from France, this small toy diorama has wonderful color. The cardboard is slightly bowed, but the wooden stand still holds it up well. This individual piece was surely a part of a larger set. What might we find in the ass's expression?
1988 Literature Posters. Monterey, CA: Evan Moor Corporation. $8.95 for the set of four, including "Greek Myths" and "Greek and Roman Names," in Council Bluffs, March, '91.
2018 Literary Wall Tile Set: Aesop's Fable: The Lion and the Statue. Each 5½" x 5½". $35 from Literature Lodge, East Taunton, MA through Etsy, August, '18,
Very nice workmanship. Isolating the text and moral in one quadrant is successful here, as is Linton's moral: The story depends on the teller." As the artist's illustration shows, the tiles appear best when given the appropriate small space between their edges. Fables show up in so many places!
