Quote Originally Posted by Morris at Heathfield View Post
I figured the tartan was most likely a "fancy" sett. The photographic plates are located in a museum in Edinburgh, but I wonder what became of the tartan ribbon.
I suspect that the ribbon was simply something at hand that would have provided a number of colours in a small area, nothing more. Perhaps it was his wife's. I very much doubt that it had any significance and therefore see no reason why it would have survived any more than most textile pieces of that era. It would simply have worn out, been re-used or discarded at some point.