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Door stop
The Fox & The Stork (or Crane)
1820-1860
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Brass
- Lead
Museum Object Number
1958.2828
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1958.2828
Object Name
Door stop
Title
The Fox & The Stork (or Crane)
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Origin Notes
The creation place was identified as probably England by Fennimore (p.389).
Date
1820-1860
Subject(s)
- Fable
- Morality
- Literary scene
- Literature
- Aesop
- Aesop's Fable
Materials
- Brass
- Lead
Techniques
- Cast
Dimensions (inches)
10.626 (H) x 7.752 (W) x 1.89 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
26.99 (H) x 19.69 (W) x 4.8 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Fennimore, Donald L. 1996 Metalwork in Early America: Copper and Its Alloys from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: cat.270, p.389Article: Grigsby, Leslie B. 06//1994 Aesop's Fables on English Ceramics. Antiques. CXLV (6): 867-877.
• Same fable portrayed in ceramics: p. 868, pl. I (Chelsea scent bottle); p. 871, pls. IV (delft tile), V (pearlware canister), fig. 2 (Croxall 1722 woodcut); p. 872 (creamware tile)