American Express
Its design is pattern BBBBGW — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Corporate tartan based on MacWilliam, designed for the 1997 American Association of Travel Agents conference in Glasgow.
The American Express 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Express ★ | DB/8 T36 DR4 DB20 G20 LB/8 | 176 | 1997 | |
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| American Express | 0.87 | DB/8 B36 DR4 DB36 DG36 W/8 | 240 | — |
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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.