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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Swiss
Title:Aesop's Fables
Date Made:16th century
Type:Print
Materials:woodcut printed in black on cream color antique paper
Place Made:Switzerland; Basel
Measurements:sheet: 29.0513 cm x 20.32 cm; 11 7/16 in x 8 in; image: 7.7788 cm x 11.5888 cm; 3 1/16 in x 4 9/16 in
Accession Number:  SC 1976.54.13
Credit Line:Bequest of Henry L. Seaver
Museum Collection:  Smith College Museum of Art
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Description:
outdoor; image of nude woman holding sceptre with peacock at her feet and a bird in the tree to right of her; shield-shaped object on far right of image; single column of black text below with illuminated letters at start of each paragraph

Subjects:
Wood-engraving

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