Berenike BE98 0719.17 Tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
BE98 0719.17
Inventory number
0547 I
Description
Strip of fine tabby with tapestry band
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
140
mm
W.
35
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 | wool | |
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | brown with greenish tinge | |||
| 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 | 18.0 | 16.0 | 28 | |
| Thread count range | ||||
| Supplementary yarn function | band weft |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Brown with greenish supplementary yarn.
Pattern
28 wefts/cm. 22 wefts in band. Warp grouped for band: pair/1/1/1/pair/1/1/1/pair/etc. Shadows on both sides. Shadow on one side is c.11 weft passes, on other c.7. Definite warp elimination out of centre of pairs.
Pattern element
band
Other features
Warp yarns spaced. Weft band brown (1545)
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001