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Print, Unwinding the cocoons
This is a Print. It was after Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus and engraved by Philips Galle. It is dated ca. 1590 and we acquired it in 1951. Its medium is engraving on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
It is credited Museum purchase through gift of the Advisory Council.
Its dimensions are
19.5 x 27 cm (7 11/16 x 10 5/8 in.)
It is inscribed
Lower left: Ion. Stradanus invent. Phls. Galle excud. Lower margin: HINC VERMIUN PERMULTA SAEPE MILLA...
Cite this object as
Print, Unwinding the cocoons; Engraved by Philips Galle (Flemish, 1537 - 1612); After Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus (Flemish, 1523–1605); Netherlands; engraving on paper; 19.5 x 27 cm (7 11/16 x 10 5/8 in.); Museum purchase through gift of the Advisory Council; 1951-80-3
