Baird
A tartan of the Baird family.
Its design is pattern BGBGKBKB — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Clan Baird tartan first recorded in Johnston's 1906 work; originally triple red stripes, now usually purple.
The Baird tartan groups 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baird ★ | DB/3 K2 DB8 K8 G8 DP1 G1 DP/3 | 62 | 1880 | |
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| · ×2 — Baird | 0.00 | DB/6 K4 DB16 K16 G16 DP2 G2 DP/6 | 124 | 1906 |
| · ×4 — (Modern) | 0.00 | DB/12 K8 DB32 K32 G32 DP4 G4 DP/12 | 248 | 1880 |
| 2 Variants: Baird · (Modern) | ||||
| Baird | 0.60 | DB/6 K4 DB16 K16 G16 DR2 G2 DR/6 | 124 | — |
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| Baird | 1.15 | DB/3 K3 DB31 K31 G33 R2 G3 R/7 | 216 | ~1906 |
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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.