Forbes
A tartan of the Forbes family.
Its design is pattern BKBKBKGKW — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
The Forbes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forbes ★ | DB/56 K6 DB12 K6 DB12 K40 DY56 K6 W/12 | 344 | — | |
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| Forbes | 1.00 | DB/56 K6 DB12 K6 DB12 K40 O56 K6 W/12 | 344 | — |
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| #3 | 1.46 | DB/16 K4 DB4 K4 DB4 K16 G14 K2 W/2 | 114 | — |
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Also known as
This tartan is also recorded under:
- Forbes #3
- Forbes #5
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.