Textile
1851 (made)
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Textile of woollen plaid of Royal Stuart tartan. A white-based tartan with broad vertical and horizontal bands of red flanked by green, and narrow crossing stripes of black, yellow and red. The red stripes meet in the centre of the white square, not usual in Royal Stuart Dress Tartan. Fine wool worsted woven in 2 x 2 twill. At the left side is a selvedge and with the weft interwoven two threads at a time with medium brown warp.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Worsted twill |
| Brief description | Textile of woollen plaid of Royal Stuart tartan, retailed by James Locke, Great Britain, 1851 |
| Physical description | Textile of woollen plaid of Royal Stuart tartan. A white-based tartan with broad vertical and horizontal bands of red flanked by green, and narrow crossing stripes of black, yellow and red. The red stripes meet in the centre of the white square, not usual in Royal Stuart Dress Tartan. Fine wool worsted woven in 2 x 2 twill. At the left side is a selvedge and with the weft interwoven two threads at a time with medium brown warp. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Royal Stuart or Victoria' (Written on a label) |
| Credit line | Presented by Messrs Locke, formerly of Regent Street, London |
| Object history | Formerly AP 2-1861. |
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| Accession number | T.317-1967 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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