Plate No. 004pattern
Red & Navy
Ochre & Brown
Green & Red
First documented
1766
Origin
London, England, United Kingdom
Fiber
wool, cotton
Weave
plain weave
Family
checks

Plate No. 004 · pattern

Tattersall

Tattersall is a check of two alternating colored lines, often one warm and one dark, set on a light ground. It takes its name from Tattersall's horse market in London, where similarly checked blankets were sold from the late eighteenth century. It is now a staple of country shirting and waistcoats.

Named for

Named for Tattersall's, the London horse market founded in 1766, where the check appeared on horse blankets.

In the record

  • 1766Tattersall's horse market opened in London, lending its name to the blanket check.

Sources & References

  1. 1.Tattersall (cloth), Wikipedia
  2. 2.tattersall, Wiktionary

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