Berenike BE98 0719.04 Tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
BE98 0719.04
Inventory number
0547 I
Description
fine tabby with blue tapestry band
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
50
mm
W.
90
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 | wool | wool | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | blue | |||
| Yarn structure | single | single | single | |
| Twist strength | medium | weak | weak | |
| Twist | s | s | s | |
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 14.0 | 20.0 | 32 | |
| Thread count range | ||||
| Supplementary yarn function | band weft |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Blue supplementary yarn.
Pattern
Blue band 10mm wide of weak S spun blue yarn, 32 per cm. Grouped over pair/single/pair/single/. Shadow, but structure too far gone to spot croisage/elimination of warp.
Pattern element
band
Other features
Other fragments with same structure, very similar if not identical.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001