2012.224.6: The Reeling of Silk

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2012.224.6

People

Karel de Mallery, Flemish (1571 - 1635)
After Jan van der Straet, Netherlandish (Bruges, Belgium 1523 - 1605 Florence, Italy)
Published by Philips Galle, Netherlandish (Haarlem 1537 - 1612 Antwerp)

Title

The Reeling of Silk

Other Titles

Series/Book Title: Vermis Sericus: The Introduction of the Silkworm and the Production of Silk in Europe

Classification

Prints

Work Type

print

Date

c. 1595

Culture

Flemish

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/342836

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Engraving on antique laid paper

Technique

Engraving

Dimensions

sheet: 26.5 x 32.5 cm (10 7/16 x 12 13/16 in.)
plate: 20 x 27 cm (7 7/8 x 10 5/8 in.)
image: 18.1 x 26.6 cm (7 1/8 x 10 1/2 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: verso, u.l. in graphite,: 260/6 [inscribed within a circle]
• inscription: on plate, l.l. margin: 6.
• inscription: on plate, l.l.,: Ioan. Stradanus inuent. Phls Galle excud.
• inscription: on plate, bottom margin, in Latin,: Hinc vermium permulta saepe millia Simul legunt, parantq[ue] telas feminae.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

[Hill-Stone, Inc. Fine Prints & Drawings, New York, NY, 2012], to; Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, 2012.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State

i/v

Standard Reference Number

New Hollstein 20 [Stradanus], part III, 351

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Acquisition Fund for Prints

Accession Year

2012

Object Number

2012.224.6

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Exhibition History

• 32Q: 2300 Dutch & Flemish, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/22/2024 - 06/17/2024

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