Equipment Used for Spinning Silk
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Mrs. George A. Kubler
Accession Number
1949-152-179
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Equipment Used for Spinning** *Louis-Jacques GoussierFrench, 1722–1799), ca. 1775* Print; Smithsonian American Art, Gift of Mrs. George. Kubler Created around 1775 by Louis-Jacques Goussier, skilled French illustrator and engraver, this depicts the specialized tools and machinery for spinning silk, a vital craft in 18th-century Europe.oussier was renowned for his precise technical drawings, contributing over 900 plates to Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d'Alembert's *Encyclopédie*, the monumental Enlightenment project that sought to document all human knowledge, from philosophy to indu...