Silk from silk moth (Bombyx) to finished product
Silk from silk moth (Bombyx) to finished product. Central panel shows lifecycle of moth from egg to adult. Surrounding vignettes show trading in and uses of silk, including at bottom left caravan of laden camels. From Graphic Illustrations of Animals, Showing Their Utility to Man London circa 1850. Hand-coloured lithograph
Picture No
13904454
Media ID
48419665
Size
4500px x 3545px
(3.9MB)
Credit
World History Archive / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
World History Archive
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Bombyx Camels Caravan Caterpillar Dressmaking Finished Hand-coloured Imago Laden Larva Lifecycle Metamorphosis Pupa Reeling Surrounding Trading Uses Utility Vignettes Weaving
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