Economie Rustique, Coton

Date1762

Publisher Denis Diderot (1713-1784)

Publisher Jean le Rond d'Alembert (1717 - 1783)

OriginEurope, France, Paris

MediumEtching with line engraving

DimensionsOverall: 16 1/2 × 10 1/4in. (41.9 × 26cm) Other (Plate): 14 × 8 3/4in. (35.6 × 22.2cm)

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1966-218,5

DescriptionUpper right corner reads: "Pl. IV./ 38/ Economie Rustique, Coton."
Label TextA plate from Denis Diderot's Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers" on cotton found in "Recueil de Planches, vol. I." This plate on the production of cotton includes a vignette of a weaver at his loom. Below the loom itself is presented a side view.

See 1966-218, 1-5