Berenike BE99 1420 Wool tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
BE99 1420
Inventory number
0409 I
Holding institution
Supreme Council of Antiquities, Egypt
Description
Badly damaged strip of coloured cloth.
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
190
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 | pinkish-red | pinkish-red | ||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | weak | |||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 10.0 | 30.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Pinkish red yarn in system 1. Pinkish-red yarn in system 2.
Other features
Two sides of strip sewn to form a tube. Holes c.5mm apart. Sewing yarn is brown Z plied 2 ply S spun yarn.
Sewing
Description
Oversewing at each edge in Z direction.
Types of stitch
oversewing
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001