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Dish depicting silk production on the rim
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Not all women are portrayed as pensive beauties. On the rim of this dish, women are busy producing silk. You can see various stages of the process, such as caring for the silkworms, spinning the yarn and weaving the fabric. Like the presence of the numerous children, silk production refers to the traditional task of women.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineDish depicting silk production on the rim. c. 1725 - c. 1730. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
