Qasr Ibrim QI06 0743 Linen matting
Catalogue number
QI06 0743
Description
Piece of matting, slightly finer than 0741
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
75
mm
W.
200
mm
Preservation state
organic
Object type
matting
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | flax | flax | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | lighter colour | |||
| Yarn structure | ||||
| Twist strength | ||||
| Twist | z | |||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 4.0 | |||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Lighter colour yarn in system 2.
Borders
Rows 9mm apart
Other features
System 2 finer bundles of flax ribbons clasping system 1. Rows leave c.7mm bare system 1 between them. 0741 is probably not the same but not absolutely certain.
Sewing
Description
Rows of twining
Notes from the original description
System 1 yarn made of untwisted bundles.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2007