Berenike BE01 2967 Goat hair tabby, s/ss
Catalogue number
BE01 2967
Inventory number
3368 I
Description
Piece of decorated goat hair fabric.
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
145
mm
W.
105
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
medium
Fabric structure
tabby
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | goat hair | goat hair | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | dark ground: dark, yellow goat: yellow, red goat: red | yellow, red, dark | ||
| Yarn structure | plied | single, paired | ||
| Twist strength | medium | weak | ||
| Twist | s | ss | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 5.0 | 12.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Dark ground, yellow and red goat yarn. Yellow, red, dark yarn in system 2.
Pattern
Decoration based on bands in dark ground.
Pattern element
band
Edges
Reinforced over one bundle of 2 plied warps.
Selvedge type
reinforced
Sewing
Description
Z spun cotton thread
Sewing yarn structure
single
Sewing yarn twist direction
z
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001
