Cooper Tartan

Blankets, clothing, ornaments and gifts in the Cooper tartan - each one made for you.

Part of Clan Cooper

About this tartan

Cooper is not a clan with its own chief but a surname of two possible origins: an occupational name for a barrel-maker, or a locational name tied to Cupar in Fife, historic seat of the MacDuff Earls of Fife. Some tartan sources regard Cooper as a sept of Clan MacGregor and say that bearers are traditionally permitted to wear the MacGregor tartan, while others stress that there is no general clan for the Coopers. Early record-bearers include a Salomone de Cupir who witnessed a charter in 1245 and a Simon Couper who swore allegiance to Edward I in 1296

Read the Clan Cooper story

Modern or Ancient?

Same pattern, different dyes. Modern uses deep, saturated colours; Ancient uses the softer tones associated with natural dyes.