Heating and Preparing Cocoons, Reeling Silk [above left]; Drying Mulberry Leaves [below left]; The Gathering of Mulberry Leaves and the Feeding of the Silkworks [above right]; The Silkworm Eggs Spread Out on Shelves [below right]

Q: When was "Heating and Preparing Cocoons, Reeling Silk [above left]; Drying Mulberry Leaves [below left]; The Gathering of Mulberry Leaves and the Feeding of the Silkworks [above right]; The Silkworm Eggs Spread Out on Shelves [below right]" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1595.

Q: Is "Heating and Preparing Cocoons, Reeling Silk [above left]; Drying Mulberry Leaves [below left]; The Gathering of Mulberry Leaves and the Feeding of the Silkworks [above right]; The Silkworm Eggs Spread Out on Shelves [below right]" in the public domain?

Yes, Heating and Preparing Cocoons, Reeling Silk [above left]; Drying Mulberry Leaves [below left]; The Gathering of Mulberry Leaves and the Feeding of the Silkworks [above right]; The Silkworm Eggs Spread Out on Shelves [below right] is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523â1605

ca. 1595

Heating and Preparing Cocoons, Reeling Silk [above left]; Drying Mulberry Leaves [below left]; The Gathering of Mulberry Leaves and the Feeding of the Silkworks [above right]; The Silkworm Eggs Spread Out on Shelves [below right] by Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523â1605

Classification

Drawing

Department

Smithsonian Collection

Museum

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Credit

Museum purchase through gift of various donors

Accession Number

1901-39-297

About this artwork

Research in Progress

Heating and Preparing Cocoons, Reeling Silk [above left]; Drying Mulberry Leaves [below left]; The Gathering of Mulberry Leaves and the Feeding of the Silkworks [above right]; The Silkworm Eggs Spread Out on Shelves [below right]

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