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A “silkworm” ( bombyx mori ), silk production and cocoons being boiled. Moriculture, watercolor, ca. 1800-50. The larval moths eat mulberry leaves and form cocoons, which are then dried. Sericulture, watercolor, ca. 1800-50.
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A “silkworm” (bombyx mori), silk production and cocoons being boiled
The larval moths eat mulberry leaves and form cocoons, which are then dried
Making thread, dyeing, weaving and forming bolts of silk, watercolors, ca. 1800-50
Tapestry at Gobelins • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIbu-dJuEh0 • https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/100000005142711/weaving-around-the-world.html