Mitchell
A tartan of the Mitchell family.
Its design is pattern KGKRBW — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Originally known as Galbraith, also recorded as Hunter (1824) and Russell (1847); clan linked to Earls of Lennox.
The Mitchell 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell ★ | K/2 G12 K12 R1 DB12 W/2 | 78 | 1815 | |
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| · ×1 — Mitchell | 0.00 | K/2 G12 K12 R1 DB12 W/2 | 78 | — |
| · ×2 — Russell or Mitchell or Hunter or Galbraith | 0.00 | K/4 G24 K24 R2 DB24 W/4 | 156 | 1815 |
| 2 Variants: Mitchell · Russell or Mitchell or Hunter or Galbraith | ||||
| Family Tartan | 0.63 | K/6 G16 K16 R4 DB16 W/4 | 114 | 1816 |
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Also known as
This tartan is also recorded under:
- Galbraith
- Hunter
- Russell
- Russell or Mitchell or Hunter or Galbraith
- Russell, or Mitchell or Hunter or Galbraith
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.