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Y Resolution 0 dots per ResolutionUnit Keywords landmark historic marker Non Sibi Sed Aliis Savannah Georgia Italians Georgia's Genesis James Oglethorpe 'new colony 1732 passengers Paul Amatis Italian artisan producing silk skilled in charge Trustees Garden Italian families task producing silk Joseph Ottolenghe responsible erecting public filature Reynolds Square travel United States of America United States America USA US GA Chatham County history historical historical marker famous highway popular place of interest tourist attraction tourist destination travel destination tour tourism tourist attraction destination sign American day daytime vertical education historical site outdoors outside road roadside roadsign nobody no people signs and symbols text information displayed letters historic attractions display England cocoons delivered 15212 pounds record filature processing raw silk exemplified original Georgia Seal depicts Mulberry leaf silkworm encircled Non sibi sed aliis Not for ourselves but for others
Caption Non Sibi, Sed Aliis - Italians In Georgia's Genesis - When James Oglethorpe left England to begin the new colony of Georgia. In 1732, one of the passengers was Paul Amatis and Italian artisan, skilled in producing silk. He was later placed in charge of Trustees Garden. Later, more Italian families came to pursue the task of producing silk. Joseph Ottolenghe is responsible for erecting a public filature in Savannah, on what is now Reynolds Square. It was at this filature that a one time record number of 15,212 pounds of cocoons was delivered for processing into raw silk. High hopes for success in this undertaking is exemplified on one side of the original Georgia Seal which depicts a mulberry leaf, a silkworm and a cocoon, with the encircled words; "non sibi sed aliis" "Not for ourselves but for others."