The Silkworm Eggs Spread Out On Shelves, Plate 4 from "The Introduction of the Silkworm" [Vermis Sericus]

Philips Galle|Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus|Karel van Mallery

ca. 1595 · Engraving · Drawings and Prints

Fourth plate from the series Vermis Sericus, engraved by Karel van Mallery, after Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, and published by Philips Galle around 1595. Illustration of women spreading the silkworm eggs out on shelves. In the background on the left two women hang sheets with silk thread to dry. In the foreground on the left a seated woman places the silkworm eggs onto a shelf. In the center various women take the silkworm eggs out of a basket that a little girl holds. On the left several woman carry and place the silk tree branches against the wall.

Artist

Philips Galle|Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus|Karel van Mallery

Date

ca. 1595

Medium

Engraving

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949