Plate No. 004pattern
- First documented
- 1766
- 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.Tattersall (cloth), Wikipedia
- 2.tattersall, Wiktionary
