"The Tay: The Tartan" by Francis, Francis

Author Francis, Francis
Book A Book on Angling
Book Edition N/A
Page 380

Material

  • Tag: Silver tinsel
  • Tail: Golden pheasant topping, strands of claret hackle and black partridge
  • Butt: Scarlet wool
  • Body: Dirty yellow, orange, dark red, claret, dark blue, claret  and black wool
  • Rib: Silver tinsel and gold thread
  • Hackle: Black
  • Throat: Red-orange, guinea
  • Underwing: Two ruff feathers
  • Wing: Grey speckled peacock, bustard, a few claret, orange, yellow, and blue swan
  • Sides: Pintail
  • Head: Black

Cites list

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Animal Substitutes
Peacock
Kori Bustard
  • Feather => Turkey : Feather - Tail

Original material

As written in the book:

Tag, silver tinsel; tail, a topping, some sprigs of claret hackle and black partridge; but, scarlet wool; body of wool thus: dirty yellow, orange, dark red, claret, darkish blue, claret again and then black; silver tinsel and gold thread; black hackle all the way up, and reddish orange at shoulder with gallina over it; wing, two ruff feathers under with a good deal of grey speckled peacock; a little bustard, a few claret, orange, yellow, and blue swan and some pintail over; black head.

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tag Tinsel Silver      
Tail Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather
Strands
Claret      
Partridge
Latin: Family: Phasianidae
Feather
Strands
Black      
Butt Wool Scarlet      
Body Wool
Dirty yellow
Yellow      
Wool Orange      
Wool Red - Dark      
Wool Claret      
Wool Blue - Dark      
Wool Claret      
Wool Black      
Rib Tinsel Silver      
Thread Gold      
Hackle Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck Black      
Throat Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck
Red-orange
Orange      
Guinea Feather Natural
Other Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus Ruff
Feather
Two
Natural
Wing Peacock
Latin: Pavo cristatus
Cites
Feather
Speckled
Gray      
Kori Bustard
Latin: Ardeotis kori
Cites
Feather Natural
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing
Few strands
Claret      
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing
Few strands
Orange      
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing
Few strands
Yellow      
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing
Few strands
Blue      
Sides Pintail
Latin: Anas acuta
Feather Natural
Head Black      

Materials in pattern

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