Berenike BE98 0881 Cotton, z/z
Catalogue number
BE98 0881
Inventory number
0536 I
Description
Two insect-attacked and heavily torn, degraded fragments of a fine blue cotton check.
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
95
mm
W.
90
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
fine
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | cotton | cotton | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | blue | undyed | ||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | medium | medium | ||
| Twist | z | z | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 17.0 | 14.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Blue yarn in system 1. Undyed yarn in system 2.
Pattern
Too far gone to reconstruct the blue/undyed pattern. Grid check?
Pattern element
bands and stripes
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001