Manson
A tartan of the Manson family.
Its design is pattern GRGKGRKBW — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Designed by Hugh Kirkwood Rankine in 1983; recording erroneously labelled the dark green stripe "G" for gules (red).
The Manson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manson ★ | DG/2 R48 DG16 K16 DG16 R2 K8 DB32 W/2 | 280 | 1984 | |
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| (Name) | 0.57 | DG/2 R22 DG6 K8 DG8 R2 K4 DB22 W/2 | 148 | 1984 |
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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.