Berenike BE99 1563 Cotton tabby, z/z
Catalogue number
BE99 1563
Inventory number
0858 I
Description
fine tabby with lines of pile. Wa: medium Z spun, 22 per cm, largest piece 90mm. We: medium Z spun, 14 per cm, largest piece 90mm. 15cm2 in fragments.
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
90
mm
W.
90
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
fine
Fabric structure
tabby
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | cotton | cotton | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| 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 | 22.0 | 14.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Other features
The pile is now still over 40mm long in several cases, i.e. it was a long pile.
Sewing
Description
The pile is inserted below two warp threads of the denser system.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001