Berenike BE00 2002 Wool tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
BE00 2002
Inventory number
4067 I
Description
Minute scraps of possibly striped, fine tabby.
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
fine
Fabric structure
tabby
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | wool | wool | wool | |
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | light ?reddish brown | light ?reddish brown | dirty ‘black/blue/purple’ | |
| Yarn structure | single | single | single | |
| Twist strength | strong | weak | weak | |
| Twist | s | s | s | |
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 10.5 | 30.0 | ||
| Thread count range | 10 - 11 | 30 - 30 | ||
| Supplementary yarn function | supplementary weft |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Red: ?dirty version of 723 Purple: possibly dirty version of 546.
Pattern
Weft 2 is so similar in all respects except colour to Weft 1 that either/neither is a tapestry band, or both are, or they are a uniform striped fabric. At junction of the 2 colour zones, last shot of We 1 is followed by first shot of We 2 in same shed.
No sign of croisage.
Pattern element
band
Other features
c.4cm2 total
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001