[Regia-NA] Silk

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Dear Carolyn/Þóra--

Thanks very much!

--charlotte mayhew



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> 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
>
>
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