MacQueen
A tartan of Clan MacQueen.
Its design is pattern GKRKRK — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Clan MacQueen tartan, first published in the Vestiarium Scoticum (1842), likely derived from MacDonald and Mackintosh setts.
The MacQueen tartan is one sett, recorded at 2 scales — the same proportion woven finer or broader. The top row is the unit proportion; each scale row is one weaving of it.
| Sett | ΔTartan | Thread count | Threads | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacQueen | K/2 R6 K2 R6 K12 Y/1 | 55 | 1842 | |
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| · ×2 — MacQueen | 0.00 | K/4 R12 K4 R12 K24 Y/2 | 110 | 1842 |
| · ×4 — MacQueen | 0.00 | K/8 R24 K8 R24 K48 Y/4 | 220 | 1842 |
| 2 Variants: MacQueen · MacQueen | ||||
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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
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