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Print, Unwinding the silk cocoons
This is a Print. It was after Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus and engraved by Philips Galle. It is dated ca. 1600 and we acquired it in 1947. Its medium is engraving on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
Its dimensions are
20.2 × 22.5 cm (7 15/16 × 8 7/8 in.)
It is inscribed
Hinc vermium permullà saepe millia. Simul legunt parant ez telas feminae; Cognes ramassées et mises dans une espèce de chaudière avec le Dividoir pour lever les soyes.
Cite this object as
Print, Unwinding the silk cocoons; Engraved by Philips Galle (Flemish, 1537 - 1612); After Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus (Flemish, 1523–1605); Netherlands; engraving on paper; 20.2 × 22.5 cm (7 15/16 × 8 7/8 in.); 1947-125-2
