Fragment / textile

Textile

Trimontium Museum

Image © National Museums Scotland

Name/Title

Fragment / textile

Entry/Object ID

X.FRA 1180

Description

Two small fragments of plain weave wool cloth, from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium), 2nd century AD

Use

Thread woven together would be used to make textiles.

Context

Thread is very delicate, and due to its organic nature, it vary rarely survives over long periods of time. Finding thread bundles allows for an in-depth look into the weaving process that took place at Trimontium.

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 1180

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Romano British

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Thread

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Notion

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Needleworking Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Textileworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Getty AAT

Concept

thread

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Previous Accession Number

Other Number

III.15.262

Material

Wool

Web Links and URLs

National Museums of Scotland web link to artefact, Canmore web link to Newstead (Trimontium)

Provenance

Provenance Detail

1905 - 1911 Excavations

Acquisition Method

Found

Notes

James Curle