Berenike BE98 0719.14 Wool tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
BE98 0719.14
Inventory number
0547 I
Description
Two pieces of exceptionally fine tabby (‘frogskin’)
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
80
mm
W.
100
mm
Preservation state
organic
Object type
stuffing or saddle packing
Relative quality
very fine
Fabric structure
tabby
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | wool | |||
| Fibre identification method | stereomicroscope | stereomicroscope | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | medium/strong | weak | ||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 30.0 | 43.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Other features
Warp yarns spaced.
Larger piece: Wa 90mm x We 160 mm.
Together, make a triangle c. 170mm long (hem), c. 170mm on other arm, 230mm hypotenuse.
Sewing
Description
Parallel to warp: remains of a rolled hem, possibly 3mm wide. Traces of stitching on the inner edge.
Second fragment: traces of possibly the same hem c. 80mm long. Hemmed on both sides.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001