MacHardy
A tartan of the MacHardy family.
Its design is pattern BRGBGBRG — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Documented in an 1860 manuscript by Chief Constable Charles Andrew McHardy of Dumbarton; smaller sett from Johnston, 1906.
The MacHardy tartan groups 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacHardy ★ | DB/2 R2 G12 DB12 Y2 DB12 R2 G/2 | 88 | — | |
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| Blue | 0.67 | DB/12 R6 G52 DB52 W8 DB52 R10 G/10 | 382 | — |
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| MacHardy | 0.80 | DB/6 R6 G36 DB32 W4 DB52 R6 G/6 | 284 | 1906 |
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| Black | 9.67 | DT/12 R6 DG52 DT52 W4 DT54 R10 DG/10 | 378 | ~1860 |
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Also known as
This tartan is also recorded under:
- MacHardy Black
- MacHardy, Blue
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.