Tartan of the Month - Feb 12: what do you see

**figheadair** · 21st February 12, 10:43 PM

There's a clue in post #22.

**Morris at Heathfield** · 22nd February 12, 09:15 AM

Highland Society of London?

**Tony** · 22nd February 12, 11:28 AM

There's a card in the photo. Goes with the tartan?

A letter from MacDonald to Wilsons - "Here's my tartan, get it right this time"
or
A letter from Wilsons to MacDuff - "What do you think of this sample? First of it's kind. I think we'll call it a swatch. Like the colours?"

**SlackerDrummer** · 24th February 12, 12:45 PM

A sample sent to have more of the same woven?

**figheadair** · 24th February 12, 03:27 PM

Originally Posted by Tony

There's a card in the photo. Goes with the tartan?

A letter from MacDonald to Wilsons - "Here's my tartan, get it right this time"
or
A letter from Wilsons to MacDuff - "What do you think of this sample? First of it's kind. I think we'll call it a swatch. Like the colours?"

Well spotted. Not Wilsons' though. Below is the piece as it's displayed at Blair Castle.

Thoughts?

**Tony** · 24th February 12, 03:44 PM

http://www.scottish-towns.co.uk/pert...ask/index.html

he populace of Findo Gask were devoted Jacobites and on 11th September 1745 Prince Charles Edward Stuart breakfasted at Gask while on his way South from Perth. Among the Jacobite relics at Gask was a lock of hair given by Bonnie Prince Charlie to Margaret Robertson of Strowan on the day of his visit.
In the following year the house was burned and ransacked by Hanoverian troops, and the old laird and his son were banished.

**Dixiecat** · 24th February 12, 07:16 PM

February's not over, I haven't given up yet, just been very busy at work.

You didn't answer my questions/guesses in my earlier post, #19 I think.

And, I call unfair!! I thought this was tartan of the month, not 'what's that thing the tartan is attached to' month!

**figheadair** · 25th February 12, 01:04 AM

Originally Posted by Dixiecat

February's not over, I haven't given up yet, just been very busy at work.

You didn't answer my questions/guesses in my earlier post, #19 I think.

And, I call unfair!! I thought this was tartan of the month, not 'what's that thing the tartan is attached to' month!

I do apologise if I missed something. In light of what is now apparent ask again.

**Kate** · 25th February 12, 07:18 PM

The sett looks like it may be random.
It also looks very old.

**Dixiecat** · 26th February 12, 11:55 AM

Originally Posted by figheadair

I do apologise if I missed something. In light of what is now apparent ask again.

Wow. Feb's not even halfway through! I was on a trip as well.

4. The wide red stripe on the left may be the pivot for the sett?
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-the other pivot could be centered on the white stripe in the red section on the right.

5. Not sure, but that yellow stitching in the lower left looks vaguely like letters. It's messy, but possibly initials and some bit of embroidery?