The Production of Silk
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1590
name: label: Artist
content: Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605
label: Client
content: Luigi Alamanni, Italian, 1558–1603
label: Publisher
content: Philip Galle, Flemish, 1537 - 1612
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Recto: Scene showing the introduction of the silkworm at the court of Emperor Justinian. At left, Justinian appears seated under a canopy, conversing with monks. One, kneeling at the king's right, gestures towards the process of silkworm culture, which is visible through a window in the background.
place: label: made in
content: Florence, Italy
label: made in
content: Florence, Tuscany, Italy
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Museum purchase through gift of various donors
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1901-39-303
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Pen and brown and black inks, brush and black wash over black chalk on laid paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 11 × 14.7 cm (4 5/16 × 5 13/16 in.)