[Regia-NA] Silk

[Carolyn Priest-Dorman]

Charlotte wrote:

>And speaking of silk, do you have any specific information on the silk
>reliquary pouch found in Jorvik?

It's silk samitum (red and some other red-related color) of an 
indeterminate motif, lined with silk tabby.  The embroidery is "probably 
crude chain stitch."  The complete piece is tiny, only 3.3x3 cm in size, 
and dates to Period 5B.

>(Time to buy the Coppergate Textiles book!)

Oh, yes. ;>  There you'll find specs, line drawings, stitching and dye 
analyses, and a b/w plate.  Let me know privately if you want more 
information in the short term.


Carolyn Priest-Dorman              Þóra Sharptooth
  http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~capriest/thora.html