Textile Fragment thumbnail 1
Textile Fragment thumbnail 2
+1
images
Not on display

Textile Fragment

4th Century - 7th Century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Fragment of a cloth, woven in dark brown and buff-coloured wool. Small diaper pattern of octagons enclosing chequered lozenges. Small squares in the intervening spaces.

Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Weft-faced compound tabby in wool
Brief description
Fragment of a woolen cushion or cover, weft-faced compound tabby (taquété), Egypt, 4th Century - 7th Century
Physical description
Fragment of a textile, possibly a cushion, woven in taquété technique (weft-faced compound tabby) in dark brown and buff-coloured wool. The pattern consists of a diaper of small octagons enclosing chequered lozenges, with squares in the intervening spaces.
Dimensions
  • Length: 5in
  • Width: 10in
Style
Gallery label
WOOLLENS, 4th - 7th century.
Weft-faced compound tabby. Warp proportion: 2 main, 1 binding. Weft of 2 colours, 1 pick of each in turn. Wool \ spun. All the pieces were found in Egypt, the largest at Akhmim, the 2 smallest at Antinoe and the others at unrecorded sites.
Credit line
Given by the Rev. Greville J. Chester
Association
Summary
Fragment of a cloth, woven in dark brown and buff-coloured wool. Small diaper pattern of octagons enclosing chequered lozenges. Small squares in the intervening spaces.
Collection
Accession number
305-1891

About this object record

Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.

You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.

Suggest feedback

Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest