Fine, lustrous, natural fiber produced by the larvae of various silk moths, especially the species Bombyx mori

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Textiles: six scenes of silk manufacture in China. Engraving, 1750.

Textiles: equipment used for silk spinning. Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.

Textiles: various workers laying out mulberry leaves to feed silkworms. Engraving by B. Cole, 1753.

Textiles: silk-spinning equipment. Engraving by W. Lowry after Farey.

Textiles: silk weaving, layout of the loom chains. Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.

Textiles: water-powered equipment used for silk spinning. Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.

Textiles: details of the equipment used for spinning silk threads. Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.

Textiles: silk weaving (top), and the equipment used (below). Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.

Textiles: silk manufacture in China, a weaver at his loom. Engraving.

Textiles: an extremely large detail of the weft and warp threads in silk satin. Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.

Textiles: silk weaving, equipment using spinning wheel. Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.

Textiles: water-powered equipment used for silk finishing, inside a factory. Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.

Textiles: end elevation of a loom used for making taffeta, satin and serge. Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.

A treatise on the origin, progressive improvement, and present state of the silk manufacture / [Anon].

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Silk

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Works from the collections

Textiles: an extremely large detail of the weft and warp threads in silk satin. Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.

Textiles: water-powered equipment used for silk finishing, inside a factory. Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.

Textiles: details of the equipment used for spinning silk threads. Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.

Textiles: end elevation of a loom used for making taffeta, satin and serge. Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.

A treatise on the origin, progressive improvement, and present state of the silk manufacture / [Anon].

Silk

Images from the collections

Images referencing Silk

Works from the collections

Textiles: an extremely large detail of the weft and warp threads in silk satin. Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.

Textiles: water-powered equipment used for silk finishing, inside a factory. Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.

Textiles: details of the equipment used for spinning silk threads. Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.

Textiles: end elevation of a loom used for making taffeta, satin and serge. Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.

A treatise on the origin, progressive improvement, and present state of the silk manufacture / [Anon].

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