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Maine State Tartan
State Tartan
Designed in 1964 by Sol Gillis.
Adopted in 1979
Maine has a State Tartan, designed in 1964 by Sol Gillis and adopted in 1979. It is the oldest State Tartan in the US and is registered with the Scottish Tartans Society in Scotland and It is also registered with the Tartan Education and Cultural Association (TECA) a US based (Pennsylvania) tartan society, doing here in the US what the Scottish Tartans Society was/is doing in Scotland, namely registering tartans, especially the new ones that are being designed almost daily and the Scottish Tartans AUTHORITY, based in Scotland.
The Maine Tartan was first woven in Maine by Jane Holmes of Plymouth, ME in 1988 and items made from the fabric are made and sold by her company, the Maine Tartan and Tweed Co. The Maine State Tartan was copyrighted in 1988 by the MTTCo. Items made out of the Maine Tartan are also available from the Maine State Museum Gift Shop in Augusta, My Maine Bag in Bangor, and Just Me in Portland.
Colors:
- Light blue stands for the sky
- Dark blue for the waters
- Green for the forests
- Red bloodline for the people of Maine.
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