Davidson
A tartan of the Davidson family.
Its design is pattern RBGBGKGKGKR — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
"More recent Davidson" sett published by D.W. Stewart in 1893; basis for the Henderson tartan, omitting earlier white stripe.
The Davidson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davidson ★ | R/1 K6 G1 K1 G8 K1 G8 DB1 G1 DB6 R/1 | 68 | 1842 | |
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| · ×2 — Davidson | 0.00 | R/2 K12 G2 K2 G16 K2 G16 DB2 G2 DB12 R/2 | 136 | 1842 |
| · ×4 — 1842 (Clan) | 0.00 | R/4 K24 G4 K4 G32 K4 G32 DB4 G4 DB24 R/4 | 272 | 1842 |
| 2 Variants: Davidson · 1842 (Clan) | ||||
| Davidson | 0.28 | R/4 K24 G4 K4 G24 K4 G24 DB4 G4 DB24 R/4 | 240 | 1893 |
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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.