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

Title: The Cock and the Jewel
Subject: Jewels; Cock; Hens
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Chicago; Ancient Greece; United States
Description: A cock stands tall in the center of the image. To the right of the image, there are two hens. The one in foreground is bent to the ground, picking at it, while the other in background is looking at the cock from the side. Behind the cock is a bow either for their water or food.
Image Creator: John Greenaway (Engraver); Rev. Geo. Fyler Townsend (Translator)
Type: StillImage; Engravings
Identifier: mta:26742
Language: eng
Source Name: Three hundred and fifty Aesop's fables
Parent Collection: 1882 Chicago
Image: mta_26742_OBJ.jpg