Berenike BE99 1417 Cotton tabby, z/z
Catalogue number
BE99 1417
Inventory number
0246 I
Description
Pieces of a coarse tabby, now in the last stages of disintegration.
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
coarse
Fabric structure
tabby
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | cotton | cotton | ||
| Fibre identification method | stereomicroscope | stereomicroscope | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | medium | medium | ||
| Twist | z | z | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 3.5 | 3.5 | ||
| Thread count range | 3 - 4 | 3 - 4 |
FURTHER DETAILS
Other features
Impossible to quantify. Approximately one handful.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001