Pompeii 18056 (type 16) 2/2 twill

Catalogue number Ts 194 Inventory number 18056 Description 4 fragments. Max. dimension 4,5 x 2,3 cm; Min. dimension 1,5 x 1,1 cm

Context

Site Pompeii Context House of House of the Mosaic Doves (VIII, 2, 34-35) Excavation year 1885

Basic information

Object condition fragmentary Preservation state carbonised Object type Textile Fabric structure 2/2 twill

	System 1	System 2
Material	wool	wool
Fibre identification method	SEM	SEM
Colour
Yarn structure	single	single
Twist strength
Twist	z	z
Twist angle average
Twist angle range	43 - 48	43 - 50
Diameter average
Diameter range	0.4 - 0.5	0.4 - 0.5
Thread count average
Thread count range	14	16

FURTHER DETAILS

Edges Needlework edging, edging resembles a narrow tape in tabby weave on on the obverse face of fragment, with close large plain overcast stitches perpendicular to the edge on the reverse face, covering cut edges (cut edges can be observed at torm parts of edging); 11 continuous 'warp' elements are running parallel to the edge, 4 thread running along reverse side of edge, 2 threads along the cross section and 5 threads along the obverse side of edge; These elements are intersected orthogonally, according to a 1:1 tabby weave ratio, by more widely spaced threads that are clearly visible on the reverse of the textile

Sewing

Sewing yarn fibre wool Sewing yarn structure plied Sewing yarn twist direction S2z Sewing yarn diam 0.5

References

Coletti, Francesca. I tessuti di Pompei e d’Area Vesuviana. A3TEX Series, I. Roma: Edizioni Quasar, 2025.

Data recorded by Francesca Coletti Data entered by Francesca Coletti Date of study 2018