Some Cameron Questions

[figheadair]

Seeking help from any Camerons out there, or anyone else that might know. Here is a (rather poor) picture I took recently at the Clan Cameron Museum.



It is a modern piece of tartan on a manikin. I cannot find any reference to this setting in the STA's Db (the dark colour looks to be navy blue rather than black) and am trying to find out the background. Unfortunately the lady at the front desk was rather dismissive, bordering on rude when I enquired .

One of the pieces I was trying to track down whilst there was the Plaid found in a cave at Achnacarry, details of which appeared in the c1950 research records of a Ross-Craven. Many of his records are erroneous and I suspect this one might be too, hence the need to find the original specimen. The (unhelpful) lady at the Museum wasn't in the mood to assist and simply pointed me to the modern samples on the wall of the various commonly seen Cameron tartans and told me that tartans were all Victorian anyway. A bit of re-education required me thinks.

Grateful if anyone can throw any light on the attached or the so-called Plaid found at Achnacarry.

[Jock Scot]

I must admit that I always thought it was a bit of spare curtain material that was hanging around gathering dust in someone's attic that came in handy to dress an exhibit! Could be that I am right?

Now that may sound rather flippant, but from what I can recall, the exhibit does depict a scene of a Highlander before Clan tartans became a general fact. So I did not expect him to be wearing a Clan tartan.

[Tarheel]

I vaguely remember a "plaid fad" during the mid to late 1950's. Cowboy shirts, sleeping bags, table clothes and even an episode of "I Love Lucy" had focus on all checkered fabrics. Jock may be right that this is some rediscovered attic trunk treasure that just begged to be recycled instead of an actual relic of note.
I would be drawn to a display of this cloth draped over a manikin and possibly fall into the trap of the curator's intention to induce speculation and conversation?

[Jock Scot]

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-------I would be drawn to a display of this cloth draped over a manikin and possibly fall into the trap of the curator's intention to induce speculation and conversation?

I have considerable doubts that the curator thought that deeply!