Fitzgerald
A tartan of the Fitzgerald family.
Its design is pattern RBRBKBWBW — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Variation of Robertson designed by Robert P. Fitzgerald of Philadelphia, first of four Fitzgerald tartans.
The Fitzgerald 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzgerald ★ | R/6 T44 R6 T6 K28 T28 LB6 T6 W/4 | 258 | 1970 | |
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| Blue | 0.27 | R/6 DB42 R6 DB6 K26 DB26 LB6 DB6 W/4 | 246 | ~2003 |
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Also known as
This tartan is also recorded under:
- Fitzgerald Blue
- Fitzgerald Family
- Fitzgerald, Blue
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.
