Berenike BE01 2883 Goat hair tabby, Z2/z
Catalogue number
BE01 2883
Inventory number
3433 I
Description
Pieces of goat hair fabric with decorated hem and plain selvedge
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
140
mm
W.
110
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
medium
Fabric structure
tabby
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | goat hair | goat hair | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | yellow | |||
| Yarn structure | plied | plied | ||
| Twist strength | medium | medium | ||
| Twist | Z2 | z | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 4.0 | 4.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Yellow yarn in system 1.
Edges
folded hem, plain selvedge
Selvedge type
simple
Other features
hem held by pairs of yellow goat threads, see drawing for details
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001
