The Silkworm Eggs Spread Out On Shelves, Plate 4 from "The Introduction of the Silkworm" [Vermis Sericus]
Object type: Prints
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Philips Galle|Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus|Karel van Mallery
Artist bio: Netherlandish, Haarlem 1537–1612 Antwerp|Netherlandish, Bruges 1523–1605 Florence|Netherlandish, Antwerp, 1571– after 1635 Antwerp
Artist role: Publisher|Artist|Artist
Artist nationality: Netherlandish|Netherlandish|Netherlandish
Date: ca. 1595
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 7 7/8 × 10 9/16 in. (20 × 26.8 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Accession year: 1949
Tags: Women|Working