Sericulture, Unwinding Cocoons, Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, Pen and brown ink on white laid paper, Horizontal rectangle. Verso: Several women are seated at tables on which the silk worm cocoons are place, and are in the process of unwinding the cocoons, the thread being wound on large spools. Woman stands at right, holding a child in her arms. Another tends the fire in left foreground., Netherlands, ca. 1590, figures, Drawing, Drawing
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Sericulture, Unwinding Cocoons, Jan van der Straet, Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, Pen, brown ink, white laid paper, Horizontal rectangle, Verso, Several women, seated, tables, silk worm cocoons, place, process, unwinding, cocoons, thread, wound, large spools, Woman stands, right, holding, child, arms, Another tends, fire, left foreground, Netherlands, ca, 1590, figures, Drawing, Drawing
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