Berenike BE95 0171 Wool tapestry, s/s
Catalogue number
BE95 0171
Inventory number
1376 I
Description
Seven scraps of very friable ?wool tapestry
Context
Basic information
Object condition
very friable
Preservation state
organic
Fabric structure
tapestry
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | wool | wool | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | frags. are all a dark brown colour now. | |||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | medium | weak | ||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 9.0 | 20.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Frags. are all a dark brown colour now. yarn in system 1.
Other features
c.10 cm² in all.
Warp yarn spaced.
wool identified on the state of preservation and spin strength.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001