Berenike BE98 0719.10 Tapestry, zz/s
Catalogue number
BE98 0719.10
Inventory number
0547 I
Description
Triangular fragment, c.3 cm2, of tapestry-woven band, largely in red
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Object type
stuffing or saddle packing
Fabric structure
tapestry
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | wool | wool | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | red | red, green-blue, undyed | ||
| Yarn structure | single, paired | single | single | |
| Twist strength | ||||
| Twist | zz | s | s | |
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 16.0 | |||
| Thread count range | ||||
| Supplementary yarn function | tapestry band |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Red yarn in system 1. Red, green-blue, supplementary yarn.
Pattern
The central red section is 14mm wide, flanked on each side by 4 shots of green-blue weft, then a pair of undyed, then more red.
Third fragment: scheme within central red register: picket fence in paired S yarns.
1 red/2 yellow/3 red/4 yellow/5 red/6 yellow/7 red/8 red/9 yellow/ 10 red/11 yellow/12 red/13 yellow/14 red/15 red/16 yellow, etc.
Pattern element
band
Other features
Two other fragments, one c.2cm².
Sewing
Description
Folded hem parallel to warp, c.7mm wide. Traces of S spun sewing yarn, worked as a pair, on its inner edge.
Sewing yarn structure
single, paired
Sewing yarn twist direction
ss
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001