New Brunswick Province Canada Tartan Collection
New Brunswick Province Tartan Collection
Celebrate New Brunswick with the province's own tartan — forest green for the timber woods, meadow green for the farms, blue for the rivers and the sea, and gold for what the province may yet become.
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About the New Brunswick Tartan
The New Brunswick tartan is the official tartan of the province. It was commissioned by William Maxwell Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook, the New Brunswick-raised newspaper proprietor and benefactor, and designed in 1959 by the Loomcrofters of Gagetown, a handweaving studio on the Saint John River.
It is a district tartan rather than a clan sett: it belongs to the province and to everyone connected with it, whatever their family name or background.
New Brunswick Tartan Pattern and Colours
The sett draws its meaning from the province itself: forest green for the great timber woods, meadow green for its farmland, blue for the rivers, bays and open sea, gold for the wealth of its resources, and a fine red line honouring the loyalty of its early settlers.
New Brunswick Tartan Heritage
New Brunswick was shaped by timber, tide and river: the Saint John River running the length of the province, the Bay of Fundy with the highest tides in the world, and forests that built ships and towns through the nineteenth century. Its people are Acadian and Loyalist, Scots, Irish and Mi'kmaq and Wolastoqiyik, and it is Canada's only officially bilingual province.
Scottish settlement here goes back to the eighteenth century, and Highland games, pipe bands and clan societies have long been part of provincial life. Lord Beaverbrook, who grew up in Newcastle on the Miramichi, gave New Brunswick libraries, an art gallery and a theatre — and, in commissioning its tartan, a piece of cloth that names the place.
Who Is This Collection For?
This collection is made for New Brunswickers at home and away, Saint John River and Miramichi families, Acadian and Loyalist descendants, Scottish-Canadian households and anyone who wants a tartan that names their own province.
- ✓ New Brunswickers at home and abroad
- ✓ Saint John River and Miramichi roots
- ✓ Acadian and Loyalist heritage
- ✓ Pipe bands and Highland games
- ✓ Maritime and Canadian gifts
- ✓ Forest green tartan style
How to Wear New Brunswick Tartan
New Brunswick tartan works well across caps, shirts, hoodies, scarves, ties, jackets, blankets and keepsake gifts. Its green palette is easy to pair for provincial occasions, family gatherings and everyday wear.
New Brunswick Tartan FAQ
Quick answers about the New Brunswick provincial tartan, who may wear it and where it came from.
Is the New Brunswick tartan a clan tartan?
No — it is the official provincial tartan, so anyone with a New Brunswick connection may wear it.
Who designed it?
The Loomcrofters of Gagetown, a handweaving studio on the Saint John River, in 1959.
Who commissioned it?
Lord Beaverbrook, the New Brunswick-raised newspaper proprietor and benefactor of the province.
What do the colours mean?
Forest green for timber, meadow green for farmland, blue for rivers and sea, gold for the province's resources and red for the loyalty of its settlers.
Is New Brunswick a Scottish province?
It has deep Scottish settlement alongside Acadian, Loyalist and First Nations communities, and is Canada's only officially bilingual province.
Who can wear the New Brunswick tartan?
Anyone with roots in or affection for the province — it belongs to the place, not to a family.
Wear the New Brunswick Tartan
Discover New Brunswick tartan clothing, accessories and gifts — forest green, river blue and the gold of the province.
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