Hello there,

I'm new to the site - we're not quite full-fledged kilt-wearers in my family (we did have a piper and tartan sashes at our wedding and keychains in the shape of sporrans - does that count?), but proud Gordons nonetheless. I have what is probably a daft question. I collect antique photography, and I have an American tintype of a woman in what is considered "fancy" (costume) dress for the time period, as for an important ball or party. She appears to be in some sort of Scottish attire - an Americanized version, no doubt. A costume historian told me that I might be able to figure out her surname or what kind of event she's dressed up for if I can identify the tartan - but is that even possible in a black and white photograph? I bring this one in to my classroom sometimes when I teach literature, and my students always have questions about it that I can't answer.

The tintype is here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gormer/...57625341951776

Thanks for your insight!