18th century
Michael Nix (pers. comm. April 2023): 'Almost certainly striped camletee. Large quantities of striped and checked camletee were made for the Dutch market in the latter part of the 18thC. Should be plain weave and unglazed. A cheaper narrower and thinner article than camblet. The yarn was spun from cheaper wool and only three threads ...
TRC 2015.0208
Cloth sample
Textile Research Centre