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Description: | print. coloured lithograph. 'The Silk Worm' / by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, [c1850], Plate XVII from the volume "Graphic Illustrations of Animals, showing their utility to man, in their services during life, and uses after death", J Graf, Printer, published by Roake and Varty, 31 Strand, London. European Worms and Moth, Indian varieties, Tusseh Moth, Caterpillar and coccoons, chrysalis on mulberry] with titled vignettes of Feeding the worms [with mulberry leaves]; Laboratory for worms; Worms making coccoons; Reeling coccoons [winding machine]; Weaving [loom]; Clothing [oriental dress]; Dress making and millinery [silk dresses and hats]; Silk mercer; Eastern silk merchants [with loaded camels]; Throwstring machine for organsine; Gathering mulberry leaves. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Subjects: | prints lithographs | Temporal: | 1840-1850 | Source: | Science Museum | Creator: | Varty, Thomas | Identifier: | 1990-552/17 | Go to resource |
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