Berenike BE96 0523 Cotton tabby, z
Catalogue number
BE96 0523
Inventory number
2742 I
Description
Piece of reddish medium-fine tabby with plain selvedge.
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
60
mm
W.
55
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
medium fine
Fabric structure
tabby
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | cotton | |||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | red | |||
| Yarn structure | single | |||
| Twist strength | medium | |||
| Twist | z | |||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 16.0 | 8.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Red yarn in system 1.
Edges
Plain selvedge.
Selvedge type
simple
Other features
The ‘red’ seems to be an extreme version of the undyed Z cotton.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001