Berenike BE94 0141 Cotton tabby, z/z
Catalogue number
BE94 0141
Holding institution
Supreme Council of Antiquities, Egypt
Description
Piece of cotton tabby, tattered.
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
110
mm
W.
35
mm
Preservation state
organic
Fabric structure
tabby
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | cotton | cotton | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | ||||
| Twist | z | z | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 9.0 | 6.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Other features
In one instance, 2 particularly thick weft threads worked together as pair. This is perhaps more likely to be structural than damage i.e. a fault.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001