MacBean
A tartan of the MacBean family.
Its design is pattern GWRRGRRWKGKWBWWWBWR — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Clan tartan reflecting MacBain ties to Mackintosh; a variant is recorded by Lord Lyon as MacBain.
The MacBean 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacBean ★ | Ri/48 W2 DB4 LB2 W2 LB2 DB4 W2 K2 G12 K2 W2 Ri4 R4 G2 R4 Ri4 W2 G/6 | 166 | — | |
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| 2 Variants: MacBean · MacBean | ||||
| (Lord Lyon version) | 3.19 | DR/120 W4 LB10 K4 W4 K4 LB10 W4 K4 G24 K4 W4 DR10 R10 G4 R10 DR10 W4 G/20 | 388 | ~1960 |
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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.