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Image Association Origin Notes House of Stuart/Stewart: Highland clans, Scottish royalty: The Royal Stuart (or Royal Stewart) tartan, first published in 1831, is the best-known tartan of the royal House of Stuart/Stewart, and is one of the most recognizable tartans.
Supposedly, the earliest pattern that is still produced today (though not in continual use) is the Lennox district tartan, [172] (also adopted as the clan tartan of Lennox) [173] said to have been reproduced by D. W. Stewart in 1893 from a portrait of Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox, dating to around 1575. [174]
The earliest image of Scottish soldiers wearing tartan (belted plaids and trews); 1631 German engraving by Georg Köler.[a]Regimental tartans are tartan patterns used in military uniforms, possibly originally by some militias of Scottish clans, certainly later by some of the Independent Highland Companies (IHCs) raised by the British government, then by the Highland regiments and many Lowland ...
Most of the tartan prints we see today have roots in centuries-old Scottish clan patterns. Today, the tartans that are commercially used are often referred to as universal tartans, meaning that ...
The usual tartan for the Stewarts or Stuarts is a red coloured pattern known as the Royal Stuart Tartan. [12] According to historian Henry James Lee the effect of a large body of men crossing a hill in the red Stuart tartan, contrasting with the dark coloured heath has been described "as if the hill were on fire".
Female clan chiefs, chieftains, or the wives of clan chiefs normally wear a tartan sash pinned at their left shoulder. Today, Scottish crest badges are commonly used by members of Scottish clans. However, much like clan tartans , Scottish crest badges do not have a long history, and owe much to Victorian era romanticism , and the dress of the ...
However, the Scottish Register of Tartans observes that in practice, due to its popularity, it has become a universal tartan, which can be worn by anyone who doesn't have their own clan tartan. "In the same way that clansmen wear the tartan of their chief, it is appropriate for all subjects of the [monarch] to wear the Royal Stewart tartan."
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