Newfoundland And Labrador Province Canada Tartan Collection
Newfoundland and Labrador Province Tartan Collection
Celebrate Newfoundland and Labrador with the province's own tartan — green for the pine-clad hills, white for the snow, brown for the iron isle and gold for the low evening sun.
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About the Newfoundland and Labrador Tartan
The Newfoundland and Labrador tartan was designed in 1955 by Samuel B. Wilansky, a shop owner in St John's, and was adopted as the official provincial tartan in 1973. It is a district tartan rather than a clan sett, and belongs to everyone connected with the province.
Its colours were chosen to reflect the images of the province's own ode — the hills, the snow, the iron ground and the evening light — so that the cloth carries the same picture of the place that Newfoundlanders have sung for generations.
Newfoundland Tartan Pattern and Colours
Each colour stands for something: green for the pine-clad hills, white for the snow, brown for the iron isle, red for the royal standard and gold for the sun's rays at evening. Together they make a warm, earthy sett quite unlike any other provincial tartan.
Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage
Newfoundland is the oldest European-settled part of North America: Norse seafarers built at L'Anse aux Meadows about the year 1000, and from the sixteenth century fishermen from England, Ireland, France, Portugal and Spain worked the Grand Banks each summer. Labrador stretches north on the mainland, a vast country of rock, river and coast.
The province came late to Canada, joining Confederation only in 1949, and it keeps a strong sense of itself: its own dialects and words, its own music, its own ode. Its people carry Irish and West Country English speech in their voices, and Scottish, Mi'kmaq, Innu and Inuit heritage across the island and the coast.
Who Is This Collection For?
This collection is made for Newfoundlanders and Labradorians at home and away, outport and St John's families, those who left for work on the mainland, and anyone who wants a tartan that names the province.
- ✓ Newfoundland and Labrador families
- ✓ Outport and St John's roots
- ✓ Labrador coast connections
- ✓ Mainland and diaspora households
- ✓ Canadian heritage gifts
- ✓ Green, brown and gold style
How to Wear Newfoundland Tartan
Newfoundland and Labrador tartan works well across caps, shirts, hoodies, scarves, ties, jackets, blankets and keepsake gifts. Its warm, earthy palette is easy to pair for everyday wear, family gatherings and provincial occasions.
Newfoundland and Labrador Tartan FAQ
Quick answers about the provincial tartan, who may wear it and what its colours mean.
Is the Newfoundland tartan a clan tartan?
No — it is the official provincial tartan, so anyone connected with Newfoundland and Labrador may wear it.
Who designed it and when?
Samuel B. Wilansky, a St John's shop owner, designed it in 1955; the province adopted it officially in 1973.
What do the colours mean?
Green for the pine-clad hills, white for the snow, brown for the iron isle, red for the royal standard and gold for the evening sun.
When did the province join Canada?
In 1949 — the last province to enter Confederation.
What is L'Anse aux Meadows?
A Norse settlement site at the northern tip of Newfoundland, dating from about the year 1000.
Who can wear this tartan?
Anyone with roots in or affection for Newfoundland and Labrador — it belongs to the place, not to a family.
Wear the Newfoundland and Labrador Tartan
Discover Newfoundland and Labrador tartan clothing, accessories and gifts — green hills, iron ground and the gold of the evening sun.
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