Anderson
A tartan of the Anderson family.
Its design is pattern RGRGRBRKGKGKWKWRKRWR — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
The Anderson tartan groups 2 setts — the same named design recorded as different cloths (its kilt, Carpet, Child's…, or a transcription apart). The master sett (★) is the exemplar.
| Sett | ΔTartan | Thread count | Threads | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson ★ | R/8 G12 R4 G12 R6 DB8 R2 K8 Y2 K2 Y2 K6 W6 K6 LB36 R2 K4 R2 LB12 R/6 | 278 | ~1900 | |
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| Anderson | 2.40 | R/8 G12 R4 G12 R6 DB8 R2 K8 Y2 K2 Y2 K6 W6 K6 W36 R2 K4 R2 W12 R/6 | 278 | — |
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Also known as
This tartan is also recorded under:
- Anderson 5
Nearest tartans
The nearest NAMED TARTANS — each represented by its master sett — by ΔTartan distance from this tartan's master, which leads the table so the swatches line up against it.











Neighbour map
Every grey dot is one of 10814 named tartans (their master setts) placed by the first two principal components of the ΔTartan feature space (42% of its variance). Red is this tartan; blue dots are its nearest — click one to open its master cloth. The map is a flat projection of a many-dimensional space — how to read it.
