The Silkworm Eggs Spread Out on Shelves
PortfolioVermis Sericus (The Introduction of the Silkworm and the Production of Silk in Europe)
Datec. 1595
MediumEngraving
DimensionsSheet: 256 × 334 mm. (10 1/16 × 13 1/8 in.)
Plate: 201 × 271 mm. (7 15/16 × 10 11/16 in.)
Plate: 201 × 271 mm. (7 15/16 × 10 11/16 in.)
Credit LineThe John Dorsey and Robert W. Armacost Acquisitions Endowment
Object number2022.102.4
NOT ON VIEW
Last Updated1/11/24
original model n.d., first edition c. 1870; this cast n.d.