Berenike BE98 1266 Wool tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
BE98 1266
Inventory number
2628 I
Description
very badly preserved piece of brown tabby
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
280
mm
W.
210
mm
Preservation state
organic
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 | ||||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | medium/strong | medium | ||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 7.0 | 12.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Pattern
Loosely attached fragment of pale wool weft. Possibly a stripe originally.
Edges
Selvedge round 3 z twisted cords
Other features
Paired wrapping likely in selvedge. All wool of native colours.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001