Description:
One of three steel engravings depicting Chinese sericulture and silk production. This print depicts an outdoor scene with a large pot with fire built within, a pan of cocoons are on top - possibly in some water to loosen the silk filaments, the silk threads are being wound onto a winder; then on the right side two ladies sit on a platform or table, they are kneeling and reeling the silk off the winders and onto skeins. The image is titled "Destroying the Chrysalides and reeling the Cocoons." Title/description also in French and German. "Etouffement de la chrysalide et devidage du Cocon/ Zerstoren der Raupen Puppen und Haspeln der Seide." Drawn by T. Allom, engraved by J. Davies. 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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