Pennsylvania
A tartan of the Pennsylvania family.
Its design is pattern BGBGBGKBGBKBGBKGBGB — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Designed 1992 by Wm. H. Johnston, based on the Black Watch worn at the 1763 Battle of Bushy Run near Pittsburgh.
The Pennsylvania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania ★ | T/60 Y4 T4 Y4 T10 G10 K30 T10 G40 DR4 K6 DR4 G40 T10 K30 G10 T40 Y4 T/4 | 584 | 1992 | |
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| American District Tartan | 0.92 | DB/60 LO4 DB4 LO4 DB10 G10 K30 DB10 G40 DR4 K6 DR4 G40 DB10 K30 G10 DB40 LO4 DB/4 | 584 | 1992 |
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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.
