MacTavish Dress
A tartan of the MacTavish family.
Its design is pattern GKWKWR — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Designed 1958 by Bain and Bottomley of MacArthurs for Lord Thomson of Fleet, from a mid-19th-century Moy Hall sample.
The MacTavish Dress tartan is recorded as a single sett.
| Sett | ΔTartan | Thread count | Threads | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacTavish Dress | R/8 LB56 K12 W24 K24 Y/6 | 246 | 1958 | |
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Also known as
This tartan is also recorded under:
- MacTavish / Thomson, dress
- Thomson Dress
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