Ure Museum | Database

Accession_Number

2005.7.8

Shape

Textile

Shape_description

Sub-rectlinear textile fragment

Material

Linen; wool

Fabric

Fabric_description

Unbleached linen ground weave with four bands of tapestry in purple-blue wool

Munsell_color

Decoration

Possible foliate design on bands; one area of selvedge/looped border

Inscriptions

Condition

Fragment. Poor-fair, although threads are not brittle

Technique/Style

Tabby; wrapping over one warp thread; dovetailing; floating weft

Provenance

Unknown

Period

Early Byzantine

Date

4-7 c. AD

Dating_details

Artist

Attribution

Image

2008.07.0005.jpg	Top view of a textile fragment before treatment.
2008.07.0018.jpg	Top view of a textile fragment before conservation process.
2008.07.0019.jpg	Top view of a textile fragment before conservation process.
2012.97.0017.jpg	Top view of a textile fragment.
2013.01.0005.jpg	Before conservation process. Un-dyed plain weave linen panel with 4 horizontal bands of tapestry weave in maroon wool; some looped warp ends preserved. Small textile fragment caught in mounting stitches on the reverse side of the card mount; bears similarities...
2013.01.0006.jpg	Before conservation process.
2013.02.0028.jpg	During conservation process. Un-dyed plain weave linen panel with 4 horizontal bands of tapestry weave in maroon wool; some looped warp ends preserved. Small textile fragment caught in mounting stitches on the reverse side of the card mount; bears similarities...
2013.02.0029.jpg	Top view of a textile fragment before conservation process.
2013.03.0014.jpg	Top view of a textile fragment after conservation process.
2013.03.0015.jpg	Top view of a textile fragment after conservation process.