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Tartan (Scottish Gaelic: breacan [ˈpɾʲɛxkən]) is a patterned cloth with crossing horizontal and vertical bands in multiple colours, forming simple or complex rectangular patterns. Tartans originated in woven wool, but are now made in other materials. Tartan is particularly associated with Scotland, and Scottish kilts typically have tartan ...
The regimental version of this tartan differs somewhat from the clan version. Another tartan was created in 2018 (approved in 2020) in honour of the Royal Logistic Corps, [6] but it is for civilian use and is a fundraiser for the RLC's MoD Benevolent fund; it is not used for regimental uniform. [7] 18 Red Robertson: 19 Hunting Fraser: 22
Dunbar, John Telfer; History of Highland Dress: A Definitive Study of the History of Scottish Costume and Tartan, Both Civil and Military, Including Weapons, 1979 [1962] ISBN 0-7134-1894-X; Trevor-Roper, Hugh; The Invention of Tradition: The Highland Tradition of Scotland, in The Invention of Tradition, editors: Eric Hobsbawm and Terence Ranger.
The 55 cm by 43 cm (almost 22 inches by 17 inches) piece of Scottish history is now expected to go on display at the Scottish V&A Dundee museum’s Tartan exhibition on April 1.
Here, the history of the Queen's tartan. The royals have a longstanding connection with this signature Scottish pattern. Here, the history of the Queen's tartan.
Several tartans for Cornish families have been created and registered in modern times, e.g. for family get-togethers and weddings. Most of the following have been registered with the Scottish Tartans Authority or with Scottish Tartans World Register (reference numbers shown below, where applicable), and thus are also included in the newer database of the Scottish Register of Tartans.
A Queer Tartan Register for the LGBTQIA+ community has been established as a pastiche of the Scottish Register of Tartans. It uses crystal-like shapes generated using 3D software that is wrapped in tartan. The shapes are used to denote safe spaces for the queer community. They are also used as a repeat pattern for textiles.
The first true Highland regiment of the British Army was the 42nd Regiment of Foot (Black Watch) formed by amalgamation of the IHCs in 1739, and had its own consistent uniform tartan (known as Black Watch, 42nd, or Government tartan) by 1749 or 1757 at the latest. Some later Highland units also wore this tartan, while others developed minor ...