Berenike BE99 1412.1 Cotton basket weave, zz/zz
Catalogue number
BE99 1412.1
Inventory number
0244 I
Description
Piece of brown, very coarse, basket weave. Degraded.
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
50
mm
W.
45
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
very coarse
Fabric structure
basket weave
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | cotton | cotton | ||
| Fibre identification method | stereomicroscope | stereomicroscope | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | single, paired | single, paired | ||
| Twist strength | medium | medium | ||
| Twist | zz | zz | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 5.0 | 4.0 | ||
| Thread count range | 4 - 6 |
FURTHER DETAILS
Other features
Irregular thicknesses. Now very soft. A seriously utilitarian textile - sack?
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001