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Reeling the Silk
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
In a vaulted interior silk is reeled by women of different ages. In the middle a woman warms the silk so it can be spun. On the left in the background a view into a courtyard. Sixth print from a series of six prints on the introduction of the silkworm and silk production in Europe.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineHaspelen van de zijde. c. 1595. Karel van Mallery. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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