Berenike BE96 0243 Wool tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
BE96 0243
Inventory number
0241 I
Description
textile bag containing desiccated plant remains. bag in degraded tabby, originally dark brown or black, rather irregularly woven, roughly rectangular. ties are roughly 2 ply yarn.
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
210
mm
W.
185
mm
Object condition
degraded
Preservation state
organic
Object type
bag
Fabric structure
tabby
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | wool | wool | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | strong | weak | ||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 14.0 | 10.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Other features
Several tears. Some areas of discontinuous weft.
Sewing
Types of stitch
running stitch
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001