Minerva visits women spinning wool and weaving fabric She holds a weaving pattern in her hand and points to women looking at the fabric Above the loom a spider's web, in reference to Arachne who was turned into a spider by her In the background, ships bringing in raw materials The scene is framed in an exuberantly decorated cartouche surmounted by Father Time, the city maid of Amsterdam and Mercury, the god of trade Presumably a trade label for a weaving mill in Amsterdam, Minerva leads a weaving mill, print maker: Bernard Picart, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Bernard

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