Description:
One of three steel engravings depicting Chinese sericulture and silk production. In the center of the print a man brings two baskets of mulberry leaves to the silkworm factory, ladies on the right are feeding leaves to the worms, there are stacks of trays of cocoons and worms on the left, and old man on the right is examining the cocoons and a woman is placing them in baskets. "Feeding Silkworms and Sorting the Cocoons." Title and description also in French and German. "Education des vers a soie et assortissement des Cocons? Fuittern der Seidennirme [?] und Sortirung der Puppen." Drawn by T. Allom, engraved by A. Willmore. Published by Fisher, Son & Co., London and Paris. Thomas Allom (13 March 1804 – 21 October 1872) was an English architect, artist, and topographical illustrator. He was a founding member of what became the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). He designed many buildings in London, including the Church of St. Peter's and parts of the elegant Ladbroke Estate in Notting Hill. He also worked with Sir Charles Barry on numerous projects, most notably the Houses of Parliament, and is also known for his numerous topographical works, such as Constantinople and the Scenery of the Seven Churches of Asia Minor, published in 1838, and China Illustrated, published in 1845.
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