Berenike BE98 0719.01 Linen tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
BE98 0719.01
Inventory number
0547 I
Description
Part of amalgam of rags. Strip of fine s/s tabby with selvedge
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
180
mm
W.
36
mm
Preservation state
organic
Object type
stuffing or saddle packing
Relative quality
fine
Fabric structure
tabby
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | flax | flax | ||
| Fibre identification method | stereomicroscope | stereomicroscope | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | medium | medium | ||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 20.0 | 10.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Edges
Plain selvedge.
Selvedge type
simple
Other features
Plus 2 more fragments
Remains of another amalgam of rags (stuffing or saddle packing?), some cohering (held by goat-hair thread running stitches) but most just loose fragments.
Interesting and larger pieces selected out, but a lot of tiny bits unrecorded.
Includes wool staple, felt, hare fur (*), etc.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001