Tattersall describes
a check or plaid pattern woven into cloth. The pattern is composed of
regularly-spaced thin, even vertical warp stripes, repeated
horizontally in the weft, thereby forming squares.
The stripes are
usually in two alternating colours, generally darker on a light
ground. The cloth pattern takes its name from Tattersall's horse
market, which was started in London in 1766. During the 18th
century at Tattersall's horse market blankets with this checked
pattern were sold for use on horses.
Today tattersall is
a common pattern, often woven in cotton, particularly in flannel,
used for shirts or waistcoats. Traditional shirts of this cloth are
often used by horseback riders in formal riding attire, and adorned
with a stock tie.
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