MAPLE LEAF CLAN the black line was dropped

the black line was dropped - by mistake or design - in the Vestiarium Scoticum of 1842

The Comyns of Altyre became Chiefs of the Clan

three black stryps upon ain yellow fylde

fought Robert the Bruce for the Scottish throne

This is the correct version of the asymmetrical Malcolm as shown by the woven sample in W and A Smith's 1850 publication 'The Authenticated Tartans of the Clans and Families of Scotland'

MAPLE LEAF CLAN the black line was droppedAlso known as Dominion of Canada. Known officially as the Maple Leaf tartan, the pattern incorporates the green of the leaves' summer foliage, the gold which appears in early autumn, the red which appears with the coming of the first frost, and the brown tones of the fallen leaves. Fraser & Kirkbright say (Sept 2002) it was made for Highland Queen Sportswear in anticipation of the centenary of Confederation status in 1867.