Whence Came our Silks
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A popular 1869 article tracing the history of silk from its legendary discovery in China through its spread to Central Asia, Greece, Rome, Sicily, Italy, France, England, Germany, Russia and the United States. It describes the silkworm life cycle, cocoon reeling, scouring and dyeing, and notes early silk culture attempts in Virginia and the Carolinas and the state of American silk manufacture (Connecticut poplins, Roxbury ribbons). It includes an illustration of a silk-reel and a closing list of words for silk in various languages.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1869
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 2
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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