Plate No. 034pattern
- First documented
- c. 1840
- Fiber
- wool
- Weave
- 2/2 twill, banded color orders
- Family
- checks
Plate No. 034 · pattern
Glen Plaid
Glen plaid, or the Glenurquhart check, is a woven check that alternates bands of small two-and-two and larger four-and-four color orders on a twill ground, producing its signature interplay of fine houndstooth-like texture and bold crossing squares. It began as a Highland estate check in the 1840s and was made famous by Edward VIII as Prince of Wales, whose name still attaches to the version overlaid with a colored windowpane. It remains the most architectural of the classic suiting patterns.
Named for
Named for Glen Urquhart in the Scottish Highlands, where the estate check was first woven for the Countess of Seafield's keepers.
Also known as
Glen Urquhart check, Prince of Wales check
In the record
- 1930sEdward, Prince of Wales, wore the Glenurquhart check so often that the overchecked version took his title.
Often confused with
From the journal
Sources & References
- 1.Glen plaid, Wikipedia
- 2.Edward VIII, Wikipedia
