Berenike BE94 0071 Cotton tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
BE94 0071
Inventory number
I 1
Description
Two scraps of tabby with plain selvedge. Wa: medium S spun, 14 per cm. Length 60 mm. We: medium S spun, 9 per cm. Length 30 mm. Plain selvedge, much damaged, over 50 mm long. Frag.2) c. 2 cm2, no selvedge.
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Fabric structure
tabby
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | cotton | cotton | ||
| Fibre identification method | stereomicroscope | stereomicroscope | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | medium | medium | ||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 14.0 | 9.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001