Ruthven
A tartan of the Ruthven family.
Its design is pattern RGRBGW — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Named in the 1842 Vestiarium Scoticum; family held the Barony of Ruthven in Angus and earldom of Gowrie.
The Ruthven 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruthven ★ | W/12 G30 DB36 R60 G4 R/8 | 280 | 1842 | |
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| Ruthven | 0.50 | W/6 G30 DB36 R60 G2 R/4 | 266 | 1842 |
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| Ruthven | 1.53 | W/6 G30 DB36 R60 DB2 R/4 | 266 | — |
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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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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.