Berenike BE01 2739 Wool tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
BE01 2739
Inventory number
1271 I
Holding institution
Supreme Council of Antiquities, Egypt
Description
Scrap of fine tabby with interlocking seam
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
75
mm
W.
60
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
fine
Fabric structure
tabby
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | wool | wool | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | pale brown | |||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | medium | weak | ||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 24.0 | |||
| Thread count range | 25 |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Pale brown yarn in system 1.
Other features
another 15cm²
Sewing
Description
interlocking seam secured by 2 rows of stitching. Traces of paler Z plied S spun wool stitches.
Sewing yarn structure
plied
Sewing yarn twist direction
Z2s
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001