Carolina

Its design is pattern RWKGKWKRGRKRW — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.

Commemorates the historic Carolina link; based on a c.1730 Royal Company of Archers coat fragment, reputedly Charles II's 1661 wedding ribbon sett.

The Carolina tartan is recorded as a single sett.

SettΔTartanThread countThreadsDate
CarolinaR/64 LB28 K32 Y6 K8 W8 K8 R2 G56 R26 K8 R8 W/44481980
Carolina sett

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Carolina, States ofStewart Prince Charles EdwardWilson's No.073Royal StewartStewart of GallowayMacLean of Duart 4Unidentified No 1O'KeefeUnnamed No 1Boydgroundcomplexity

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