Berenike BE98 0719.05b Tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
BE98 0719.05b
Inventory number
0547 I
Holding institution
Supreme Council of Antiquities, Egypt
Description
Concreted piece of fine tabby
Context
Basic information
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 | goat hair | goat hair | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | pale greeny-blue | |||
| Yarn structure | single | single | single | |
| Twist strength | medium/strong | weak | weak | |
| Twist | s | s | s | |
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 10.0 | 30.0 | ||
| Thread count range | ||||
| Supplementary yarn function | tapestry band |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Pale greeny-blue supplementary yarn.
Pattern
Tapestry band just visible, pale greeny-blue, weak S, 18mm wide, 1/1.
Pattern element
band
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001