Smithsonian
A tartan of the Smithsonian family.
Its design is pattern BYRGRYKGWBWGKYRGRYBG — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Designed by Alistair Buchan of Lochcarron for Scotland's participation in the Smithsonian's 2003 For Life Festival, Washington DC.
The Smithsonian tartan is recorded as a single sett.
| Sett | ΔTartan | Thread count | Threads | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smithsonian | DB/48 LY2 R4 DG4 R4 LY2 K48 DG48 W4 DB4 W4 DG48 K48 LY2 R4 DG4 R4 LY2 DB48 DG/4 | 620 | 2003 | |
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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.