Musselburgh

A tartan of the Musselburgh family.

Its design is pattern BBBWBYBWB — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.

Designed by G. Lawson of the Musselburgh Co-operative Society for the town's 1958-59 celebrations.

The Musselburgh 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.

SettΔTartanThread countThreadsDate
MusselburghT/56 LB4 T12 LO8 T12 LB4 T16 DB96 DR/123721956
Musselburgh sett
Musselburgh0.42LB/28 W2 LB6 Y4 LB6 W2 LB8 DB48 R/61861958
Musselburgh sett

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