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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
A multicolor plaid pattern woven into a [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=wool wool] or [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=worsted worsted] fabric. Tartans are made with pre-dyed threads to make repeating blocks of color. Since at least the 16th century, Scottish clans or families used specific designs and colors as an emblem of their group.
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A multicolor plaid pattern woven into a [[wool|wool]] or [[worsted|worsted]] fabric. Tartans are made with pre-dyed threads to make repeating blocks of color. Since at least the 16th century, Scottish clans or families used specific designs and colors as an emblem of their group.
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
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tartan plaid; tartane; tertane; Tartan (Deut., Fr.); Szkocka krata (Pol.)
 
tartan plaid; tartane; tertane; Tartan (Deut., Fr.); Szkocka krata (Pol.)
  
== Additional Information ==
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==Resources and Citations==
  
Clans and Tartans - Collins Pocket Reference, George Way of Plean and Romilly Squire, Harper Collins, Glasgow 1995.
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* Clans and Tartans - Collins Pocket Reference, George Way of Plean and Romilly Squire, Harper Collins, Glasgow 1995.
  
== Authority ==
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* ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com  Comment: "tartan" [Accessed 28 Sept. 2005].
  
* ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com  Comment: "tartan" Encyclopdia Britannica Premium Service. [Accessed 28 Sept. 2005].
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* Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartan (Accessed Sept. 28, 2005)
  
* Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com  Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartan (Accessed Sept. 28, 2005)
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* Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, https://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000
 
 
* Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000
 
  
  
  
 
[[Category:Materials database]]
 
[[Category:Materials database]]

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Tartan fabrics

Description

A multicolor plaid pattern woven into a Wool or Worsted fabric. Tartans are made with pre-dyed threads to make repeating blocks of color. Since at least the 16th century, Scottish clans or families used specific designs and colors as an emblem of their group.

Synonyms and Related Terms

tartan plaid; tartane; tertane; Tartan (Deut., Fr.); Szkocka krata (Pol.)

Resources and Citations

  • Clans and Tartans - Collins Pocket Reference, George Way of Plean and Romilly Squire, Harper Collins, Glasgow 1995.