Wilson
A tartan of the Wilson family.
Its design is pattern BGRGRG — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Created for the 1780 wedding of William Wilson and Janet Paterson; later adopted as the Wilson family tartan.
The Wilson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson ★ | DB/96 G28 R6 G4 R6 G/4 | 188 | — | |
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| Wilson | 0.17 | DB/64 G20 R4 G3 R4 G/3 | 129 | 1780 |
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Also known as
This tartan is also recorded under:
- Wilson #2
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.