Clothing & Accessories

2003 “1935 The Tortoise and the Hare.” Limited Edition of 1300. Disney History of Art. LE 1300 #7836. 1.5" square. This pin is at least directed to a more central moment in the story, as the two contestants face off at the start of the winding trail. At least I guess that it is the start, since Max is still smiling.

2003 “1935 The Tortoise and the Hare.” Limited Edition. Double pin. Disney History of Art. LE 1300 #25930. 1.5" square. Made in China. Two copies. Unknown source. Disney keeps inventing ways to sell things! Apparently this series of the history of art is about Disney art. The scene brings together elements from the film, including the girls at Mrs. Cottontail’s school cheering on Max, the athletic hare.

2002 “1934 The Grasshopper and the Ants.” Limited Edition of 2000. Disney History of Art. LE 2000 #17734. 1.5" square. Silly Symphony.. Disney here chooses a cinematically engaging scene as two ants spoonfeed the frozen grasshopper sitting blanketed and in hot water tubs.

1990? FG Jacket. 33” long. Now this is unusual! Someone painted four foxes and many grapes on this full-length jacket. Aesop lives!

1980? TH silk scarf. "Echo." 31" square. Where and when? This large scarf presents a challenge not only to its photographer but to any other viewer, since its three quarters of its lines appear upside-down and 90 degrees from horizontal. I suppose that makes little difference, when a scarf adorns one's neck and is tied in various ways. Click on either image to see more detail.

2000? TH Clay Charms. 1.5". Unknown source. Beautifully formed charms. The tortoise is particularly intricate with a springtime basket. While the hare has holes at his mouth and tail, the tortoise has holes in his shoulders.

1900? Collar stud displaying WC on black material. .75” x .89” x .5”. Unknown source. I have tried to use some glare to show the miniature scene on the face of this piece. The rounded back does not seem to be separable. Might the black stone be onyx?

1940? Plastic FG charm with inscription “Fox N’ Grapes.” 1" x .5" outside of the ring. This looks like a cracker jack “toy” or gumball vending prize. Unfortunately, the web offers no help on finding a series to which this might belong. The name on one face tends to obliterate the scene. The other face helps us to see the fox and the grapes. Since the inscription is written at 90 degrees from the scene itself, I offer three different views.

2000? Fox and Crow with Cheese Earrings. More fun in a pair of earrings! For me, the fox’s curved tail is especially successful!

1995? FG handkerchief advertising Bonux. Jean Effel. 8.5” square. Source unknown. Apparently Bonux was Procter & Gamble's low cost laundry detergent. The web helped me to learn both that this is indeed a handkerchief and that it belongs to a series advertising Bonux, at least one of which is online for a price that astounds me!

2000? Ralph Lauren Polo Shirt Featuring MLS. XL. 100% cotton. Made in Indonesia. Unknown source. Here is a surprise! My mind does not easily put Aesop and Ralph Lauren into the same sentence. Secondly, the choice of this fable for a shirt is another surprise. Finally, the result is, for me at least, a surprise. This may be the most garish object in the collection! The patterns are familiar, but from where?

1900? Brass button with black background. A bird and her young? 1” in diameter. Unknown source. This button is a mystery to me. We have found it among our buttons in 2025 and have no record of how it came to us. I cannot think of what fable it might represent, if it represents a fable at all. A bird on a branch looks down on young below. Attempts to find a similar button online have yielded wild and unhelpful results.