2012.224.5: The Gathering of Mulberry Leaves and the Feeding of the Silkworms
Prints
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2012.224.5
- People
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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 Gathering of Mulberry Leaves and the Feeding of the Silkworms
- Other Titles
- Series/Book Title: Vermis Sericus: The Introduction of the Silkworm and the Production of Silk in Europe
- Classification
- Prints
- Work Type
- Date
- c. 1595
- Culture
- Flemish
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/342835
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Engraving on antique laid paper
- Technique
- Engraving
- Dimensions
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sheet: 26.5 x 32.5 cm (10 7/16 x 12 13/16 in.)
plate: 20 x 26.8 cm (7 7/8 x 10 9/16 in.)
image: 18.1 x 26.4 cm (7 1/8 x 10 3/8 in.) - Inscriptions and Marks
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- inscription: verso, u.l. in graphite,: 260/6 [inscribed within a circle]
- inscription: on plate, l.l. margin, : 5.
- inscription: on plate, l.l.c., : Ioan. Stradanus inuent.
- inscription: on plate, l.r.c., : Phls Galle exc.
- inscription: on plate, lower margin, in Latin,: Tum fronde, ramo, fascibusq[ue] conditus, Se voluit, et pilae in modum se contrahit.
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, 350
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Acquisition Fund for Prints
- Accession Year
- 2012
- Object Number
- 2012.224.5
- 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
Verification Level
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