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Drawing, Reeling Silk

This is a Drawing. It was created by Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus. It is dated ca. 1595 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on white laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of various donors.

Its dimensions are

9.9 × 14.1 cm (3 7/8 × 5 9/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Recto, inscribed in pen and ink: "4 fancuole alla / matassa" Verso, inscribed in pen and ink: "Ester / Eunicho guardiano della virgine"

Cite this object as

Drawing, Reeling Silk; Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus (Flemish, 1523–1605); Netherlands; pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on white laid paper; 9.9 × 14.1 cm (3 7/8 × 5 9/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-171

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