Sprang references

Again, another post mainly for my own reference purposes. This one is to detail references to sprang, particularly those that are medieval or later.

A fragment of a woman's hood from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA (accession no. 89.233). It is linen and consists of a simple, net-like pattern. The fragment is currently 8 cm x 9 cm. Dated to possibly 200 BC - 150 AD; Greco-Egyptian Ptolemaic or Roman.

A textile fragment from Roman Vindolanda. When viewing on zoom, this looks to me like it is sprang not netted.

A hat from the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK (museum no. 50-1891). It is predominantly made of undyed linen in a complex pattern. The edges are decorated with narrow stripes of red wool on which there is a diamond pattern in green, yellow and white wool. It measures 10.4 cm x 32 cm. Dated to 330-540; Egypt. 

A bag or head covering from the Cooper Hewitt Museum, New York, USA (accession no. 1971-50-482, object ID 18474817). It is red and blue striped (or red and green, depending on which pictures you believe) and has a repeating pattern of flower-like clusters of holes. It measures 43 x 26 cm and is made of wool. Dated to the 5th Century.

A hat from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA (accession no. 21.6.2). It is mostly red and has complex stripe patterns in other colours. Dated to probably the 5th-8th Century; probably Egyptian.

A stocking or sleeve from the Norwegian Folk Museum, Oslo, Norway (id. no. NF.08455-029). A stocking or sleeve with a pattern of rows of triangles. Dated to the Iron Age; Jæren, Rogaland, Norway.

A textile fragment from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA (accession no. 28.197). A 16 3/4" x 14" fragment in dark wool, incorporating a complex, repeating pattern made of decorative holes. Dated to 1450-1500; England (specifically London).

A tablecloth from the Schweizerisches Nationalmuseum, Zurich, Switzerland (item no. LM-22119). It is 320 cm long and 75 cm wide and produced in linen using a circular warp. It has a motif based on decorative holes making patterns that include leaves, diamonds, geometric figures and stylised lions, eagles and trees. Dated to 1400-50; Central Switzerland. For original source, type 'LM-22119' into here.

A headdress from Lengberg Castle, Austria (inv. no. 01.02). This textile was formerly identified as a bra. The sprang insert consists of half a linen sprang fabric made with 120 warp threads. It has a motif based on decorative holes in a symmetrical pattern of diagonal lines and diamonds. It is radiocarbon dated to 1390-1450. Further details are available here.

A textile fragment from Lengberg Castle, Austria (inv. no. 246). It is currently 11 cm long and 2.2 cm wide (when unstretched) and produced in S-plied, 2-ply linen yarn with a diameter of 0.5 mm. It was worked using 48 warp threads. It has a motif based on decorative holes in a symmetrical pattern of diagonal lines and flower-like shapes. It is contextually dated to the early 15th Century.

A pair of textile fragments from Lengberg Castle, Austria (inv. no. 343.11 and 522.05). The fragments are very narrow, 15 cm and 6 cm in length and produced in S-plied, 2-ply linen yarn with a diameter of 0.6 mm. They were worked using 32 warp threads, though six or seven are now missing. The smaller fragment is currently sewn to plainweave linen fabric. They have a motif based on decorative holes in a symmetrical pattern of diagonal lines and flower-like shapes. They are contextually dated to the early 15th Century.

A pair of garters from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA (accession no. 43.2011a). A pair of garters in pink and green silk (and possibly another colour?), plus gilt metal. They have tasseled ends. They are 57 7/16" x 2 9/16". Dated to 1575-1600; Italy.

Purses from Colonial Williamsburg:

• A 'stocking purse' or 'long purse' in pale blue silk, incorporating a repeating diamond pattern of holes. Embroidered with silk and silver metallic threads, metallic threads on tasseled tip. Accession no. 1971-1421.  Dated to 1650-1720; England. [To find, click on "Explore purses", then select the fourth purse.]
• A stocking purse in medium green silk, incorporating a repeating pattern of holes (including diamond patterns). "Oblique frame twining." Metallic threads on tasseled tip. Accession no. 1971-1423. Dated to 1750-1800; England. [To find, select the fourteenth purse].
• Note: later purses (dated 1790-1840, accession no.s 1971-1458 and 1971-1427) are knitted but incorporate holes in diamond patterns, possibly mimicking the earlier sprang.