Fife
A tartan of the Fife family.
Its design is pattern GKGKRK — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Created for the 1889 wedding of Princess Louise to Alexander Duff, first Duke of Fife; sett differs slightly from the modern district version.
The Fife tartan is one sett, recorded at 2 scales — the same proportion woven finer or broader. The top row is the unit proportion; each scale row is one weaving of it.
| Sett | ΔTartan | Thread count | Threads | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fife | G/32 K6 G4 K8 R1 K/2 | 72 | 1880 | |
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| · ×2 — Duke of.. | 0.00 | G/64 K12 G8 K16 R2 K/4 | 144 | 1889 |
| · ×4 — Duke Of | 0.00 | G/128 K24 G16 K32 R4 K/8 | 288 | 1880 |
| 2 Variants: Duke of.. · Duke Of | ||||
Also known as
This tartan is also recorded under:
- Fife Duke of..
- Fife, Duke Of
- Fife, Duke of..
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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.











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