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The Fox and the Crane, from 'Baby's Own Aesop'

Crane, Walter, 1900, Publisher's print
The Fox and the Crane, from 'Baby's Own Aesop'
The Fox and the Crane, from 'Baby's Own Aesop'
The Fox and the Crane, from 'Baby's Own Aesop'
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Item no
40053
Title
The Fox and the Crane, illustrated page from 'Baby's Own Aesop'
Description
The page is divided and decorated with palmette motifs. On the left, a fox licks soup out of a high-rimmed plate and a crane watches on, napkin in one foot. The picture is mirrored on the right hand side, only here the crane is dining from a long-necked bottle, and the fox is licking the outside. The rhyme reads:
"The Fox and the Crane

You have heard how Sir Fox treated Crane:
With soup in a plate. When again
They dined, a long bottle
Just suited Crane's throttle;
And Sir Fox licked the outside in vain.

There are games that two can play at."
Artist / maker
Date
1900
Size
17.8 x 18.8 cm
Location
Art and Design Library
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Price
Digital FileElectronic file 72 dpi JPEG​
£6.10(inc. VAT 20%)
Digital FileElectronic File 300 dpi TIFF​
£31.00(inc. VAT 20%)
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