The Reeling of Silk, Plate 6 from "The Introduction of the Silkworm" [Vermis Sericus] ca. 1595 Karel van Mallery Netherlandish Sixth 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 a factory where silk-reeling takes place. In the background on the left, women outside of the factory gather up cocoons of silk from the ground to be transported inside. In the factory women reel threads of silk from the cocoons. In the foreground on the right a women adds logs to the fire bel
The Reeling of Silk, Plate 6 from "The Introduction of the Silkworm" [Vermis Sericus] ca. 1595 Karel van Mallery Netherlandish Sixth 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 a factory where silk-reeling takes place. In the background on the left, women outside of the factory gather up cocoons of silk from the ground to be transported inside. In the factory women reel threads of silk from the cocoons. In the foreground on the right a women adds logs to the fire below the The Reeling of Silk, Plate 6 from "The Introduction of the Silkworm" [Vermis Sericus] 659745
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