Insect Damage

Albrecht Dürer Germany, 1471-1528
The Holy Family with Three Hares, 1498
woodcut
393mm x 285 mm
Gift of George and Annette Cross Murphy, 1989.0149 View full record What to Look for: The lower part of this print shows a horizontal area of loss that may be a "worm track" (as distinct from a round worm hole), or possibly the effect of silverfish damage. Silverfish are attracted to the sizing in paper, not the cellulose itself.