Mulberry Collection

A correct plan of the town of Sheffield by William Fairbank, 1771
Scale 440 yards : 3.3 inches. Shows the Bull Stake, slaughterhouses, Town Mill, Irish Cross. Original at Local Studies y09647

Silk moth and silkworm, Bombyx mori, on mulberry leaves, Morus alba. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and etched by Jacob l Admiral in Naauwkeurige Waarneemingen omtrent de veranderingen van

A Plan of the town of Sheffield in the county of York drawn by W. Fairbank 1797. Engraved by Thomas Harris
Original at Sheffield Local Studies Library:s 45 S

Items in the Tudor Exhibition, 1890
Engraving showing a number of relics from the sixteenth century exhibited in the Tudor Exhibition of 1890. The items pictured include: Henry VIIIs hat (top right)

Caper tree, Capparis spinosa, mulberry, Morus alba, and raspberry, Rubus idaeus
FLO4668564 Caper tree, Capparis spinosa, mulberry, Morus alba, and raspberry, Rubus idaeus. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch

White and black mulberries, Morus alba, Morus nigra
5856542 White and black mulberries, Morus alba, Morus nigra; (add.info.: White and black mulberry and flowers, Morus alba)

Mulberry, Morus nigra. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert
FLO4985344 Mulberry, Morus nigra. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimen's Medicinal Plants, London

Bombyx du murier et vers a soie sur un murier - Silk moth and silkworm, Bombyx mori, on mulberry leaves, Morus alba
FLO4562364 Bombyx du murier et vers a soie sur un murier - Silk moth and silkworm, Bombyx mori, on mulberry leaves, Morus alba

Silk moth, Bombyx mori, and large or garden tiger moth, Arctia caja, on mulberry leaves, Morus alba
FLO4638692 Silk moth, Bombyx mori, and large or garden tiger moth, Arctia caja, on mulberry leaves, Morus alba. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Moses Harris from "The Aurelian;

Silkworm farm, showing interior of rearing house or Magnangerie
536059 Silkworm farm, showing interior of rearing house or Magnangerie; (add.info.: Silkworm farm, showing interior of rearing house or Magnangerie and collection of mulberry leaves (1)

Women feeding silkworms on mulberry leaves. 19th century (Chinese tempera painting on rice paper)
531655 Women feeding silkworms on mulberry leaves. 19th century (Chinese tempera painting on rice paper); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Gathering mulberry leaves to feed silkworms. 19th century (Chinese painting on rice paper)
539168 Gathering mulberry leaves to feed silkworms. 19th century (Chinese painting on rice paper); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Mulberry shoots with leaves and fruits. France. Date of Photograph:1870 - 1890

Blackberry branch, sanguine drawing on red paper by Leonardo da Vinci and preserved at the Royal Library of Windsor. Drawing High Renaissance, Renaissance, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods

Plant: Rubus Idaeus, sanguine drawing on pinkish paper by Leonardo da Vinci and preserved at the Royal Library of Windsor

Stucco decoration of a pilaster. Work done by Giovanni da Udine, located on a room in Villa Madama, Rome Rome Villa Madama Low Relief, Basrelief Renaissance, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods

Chao Hsia visiting the fields, encouraging people to plant Mulberry trees. Chinese Painting from series about the beneficient governor Chao Hsia, a wise mandarin and perfect Confucian official

Mulberry Tree

Mulberry Harbour Remains Arromaches Normandy
The extraordinary idea of floating concrete harbours across the Channel is said to have been that of Winston Churchill. There were two of them but the one at Omaha Beach was destroyed by a storm

Common mulberry tree, Morus nigra
5856756 Common mulberry tree, Morus nigra by Sowerby, James (1757-1822); (add.info.: Leaves, yellow flowers, purple and red berries of the common mulberry tree, Morus nigra)

The Gathering of Mulberry Leaves and the Feeding of the Silkworms, Plate 5 from "The I... ca. 1595
The Gathering of Mulberry Leaves and the Feeding of the Silkworms, Plate 5 from " The Introduction of the Silkworm" [Vermis Sericus], ca. 1595

Plate 6 (Examining the Newly Spun Cocoons), from the series "Kaiko Yashinai-gusa", Japan, c. 1772

Feeding the young silkworms with mulberry leaves, c. 1900 (albumen photo)
617854 Feeding the young silkworms with mulberry leaves, c.1900 (albumen photo) by Japanese Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; Prismatic Pictures ; Japanese, out of copyright

Silkworms (chromolitho)
2782771 Silkworms (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Silkworms. Liebig card, published in late 19th or early 20th century)

Mulberry leaf and silkworm, Bombyx mori
Silkworm moth, Bombyx mori, caterpillar and pupa with mulberry leaf, Morus alba I. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Maria Sibylla Merian from De Europischen Insecten, J.F. Bernard, Amsterdam

Caper tree, mulberry and raspberry
Caper tree, Capparis spinosa, mulberry, Morus alba, and raspberry, Rubus idaeus. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt

Ms Fr 2810 f. 45, How the Great Khan used tree bark as currency
CHT38277 Ms Fr 2810 f.45, How the Great Khan used tree bark as currency, from the Livre des Merveilles du Monde, c.1410-12 (tempera on vellum) by Boucicaut Master

Paper mulberry tree, Broussonetia papyrifera (Morus papyrifera). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after a botanical illustration by John Curtis from William Curtis Botanical Magazine

Mulberry, Morus nigra. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimens Medicinal Plants, London, 1880

Black mulberry, Morus nigra. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse, (Handbook of all medical-pharmaceutical plants)

Rearing silkworms (chromolitho)
2817113 Rearing silkworms (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rearing silkworms. Educational card, late 19th or early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Benefactors of Mankind (colour litho)
2795454 Benefactors of Mankind (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Benefactors of Mankind)

Fiji: Interior of a Chiefs House, Bau (b / w photo)
5992111 Fiji: Interior of a Chiefs House, Bau (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interior of a Chiefs House, Bau)

Still Life with Lobster, 1678
WAK64269 Still Life with Lobster, 1678 by Verendael, Nicholaes van (1640-91); The Hepworth Wakefield, West Yorkshire, UK; eThe Hepworth Wakefield; Flemish, out of copyright

Pyramus and Thisbe, c. 1513-14 (mixed media on canvas)
3588554 Pyramus and Thisbe, c.1513-14 (mixed media on canvas) by Deutsch, Niklaus Manuel (1484-1530); 151.5x161 cm; Kunstmuseum, Basel, Switzerland; (add.info.: In Ovids Metamorphoses)

Advertisement for McCallum Silk Hosiery, from Vogue magazine July 1918 (colour litho)
CHT257901 Advertisement for McCallum Silk Hosiery, from Vogue magazine July 1918 (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sketches from "The Magistrate"at the Court Theatre (engraving)
1591065 Sketches from " The Magistrate" at the Court Theatre (engraving) by Ludlow, Henry (Hal) Stephen (b.1861)

PLANTS / JUGLANS REGIA
Showing the leaves and fruits of English and French walnuts as they appear at various times of the year plus two illustrations of the black mulberry

Drapers Hall Garden
In the early 17th century mulberry trees were planted probably following the example of James I. The Hall burnt down in the Great Fire of London in 1666

County Durham DH6 4 Map
Postcode Sector Map of County Durham DH6 4

Views In and About Cambridge, c1870. St Johns College (centre) and Wiltons mulberry Tree (centre top) in Cambridge University town, England. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol

Mulberry Harbour on the beach at Arromanches-les-Bains
A section of one of the World War Two Mulberry Harbours on the beach at Arromanches-les-Bains, Normandy, France Date: 1988

Arromanches-les-Bains, Normandy, France
Children play on a World War Two tank above the Normandy town of Arromanches-les-Bains. The beach was the scene for one of the main D Day Landings in June 1944

Ancient Mulberry Tree and Fountain in the Garden of Drapers Hall, c1935. Creator: Joel
Ancient Mulberry Tree and Fountain in the Garden of Drapers Hall, c1935. Courtyard of Drapers Hall, belonging to the Worshipful Company of Drapers, at Throgmorton Street in the City of London

An Architectural Inspiration: The Garden Court in the Bank of England, c1935. Creator: Joel
An Architectural Inspiration: The Garden Court in the Bank of England, c1935. Courtyard of the Bank of England in the City of London, planted with mulberry trees

Still life, 1618 (oil on copper)
3087135 Still life, 1618 (oil on copper) by Binoit, Peter (fl.1611-24); 52x72 cm; Skokloster Castle, Sweden; German, out of copyright

Mulberry Street, New York City, USA Date: circa 1906

Feeding silkworms, 18th century(?). The Manner of Placing the Leaves on Scaffolds and Shelves to Feed Silkworms

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The mulberry tree has a rich history that spans centuries and continents. From the detailed plans of Sheffield in the late 18th century by William Fairbank, to its presence in Tudor exhibitions in 1890, this versatile tree has left its mark on various aspects of human life. Intriguingly, the black mulberry holds a special place among these references. Its significance is evident not only through engravings by Thomas Harris but also as an item showcased in the Tudor Exhibition. This particular species played a crucial role in silk production, as it served as food for silk moths and silkworms like Bombyx mori. As we delve deeper into cultural references, we encounter familiar childhood memories with songs like "Round the Mulberry Bush. " The image of children playing around this iconic tree evokes nostalgia and innocence. Moving beyond England's borders, we find remnants Harbour off Arromanches in Normandy—a testament to its importance during World War II. These structures were instrumental in facilitating military operations and played a vital role during D-Day. Not limited to wartime utility alone, mulberries have graced landscapes across different countries throughout history. The Old Mulberry Tree at Convent Garden stands tall on Beaufort Street in Chelsea—an enduring symbol of nature's resilience amidst urbanization. Even Chao Hsia recognized the value of mulberries when he visited fields encouraging people to plant more trees. His efforts aimed at preserving natural resources resonate even today as we strive for sustainability. Lastly, let us not forget Morus nigra—the common mulberry tree—whose existence continues to enrich our surroundings with shade and beauty wherever it grows. From historical maps depicting Sheffield's layout to wartime harbors off Normandy's coastlines; from silk production nourished by these trees' leaves to their symbolic presence within cultural traditions—the story of mulberries intertwines with humanity itself.