Finzean's Fancy

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

Designed c.1805-15 by Archibald Farquharson of Finzean to promote his claim to the Clan Farquharson chiefship, based on the Chattan Chief's sett.

The Finzean's Fancy tartan is recorded as a single sett.

SettΔTartanThread countThreadsDate
Finzean's FancyW/10 Y16 Ri12 K12 LB56 Y24 Ri12 K4 Ri12 Y24 G56 W4 K8 Ri108 R2 W/4714~1805
Finzean's Fancy sett
2 Variants: Finzean, Fancy · Artifact Tartan

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