The Cock and the Jewel · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: The Cock and the Jewel
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: United Kingdom; Ancient Greece; London
Description: A cock is in the center of the image, standing tall. Behind the cock, on the right hand-side of the image, are two hens. The one nearest the cock is bent to the ground, checking out a small stone, possibly a jewel, hidden in the hay. Behind the cock is a low, bowl.
Image Creator: Harrison Weir (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Illustration
Identifier: mta:26087
Language: eng
Source Name: Three hundred Aesop's fables
Parent Collection: 1895 London; 1895 London
Image: mta_26087_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Aesop's Fables
Subject: Jewel; Cock; Hens