little help, please?
Sep. 22nd, 2011 04:38 pmSome months ago, the BBC had a tiny article on a set of dessert trenchers that were made by coloring prints and pasting them onto the wooden dishes. One of them is a "Aesop" print, and I have not been able to identify it. Does any one know a fable involving a monkey (or ape) under a tree, possibly holding a baby monkey? It may not have been an actual Aesop fable, but probably is from the early 17th century.
eta: yes, it's an actual "Aesop" fable from at least the 15th century. Here's Caxton's 1484 version.
eta2: If consistent with the others of this set, the print this roundel is based on, t'Schermijnckel en zijn jonghen (The Monkey and its young), is in the British Museum as reg number 1868,0612.198.
eta: yes, it's an actual "Aesop" fable from at least the 15th century. Here's Caxton's 1484 version.
eta2: If consistent with the others of this set, the print this roundel is based on, t'Schermijnckel en zijn jonghen (The Monkey and its young), is in the British Museum as reg number 1868,0612.198.