Piece of Tartan Affixed to Notice
AssociatedAssociated with
Prince Charles Edward Stuart
(Palazzo Muti, Rome, Italy, 1720 - 1788)
AssociatedAssociated with
Culloden
AssociatedAssociated with
J Harvey Loutit
Date1746
Object NameTartan
Mediumpaper, textile
ClassificationsWartime
DimensionsOverall (Height x Width): 183 × 147mm
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS079689.1
Keywords
Whilst this may, or very well may not have been the case, this tartan and its associations remind us of the long shadow that the JAcobites, Charlies and Culloden have cast over Scottish history. These figures and events are so romanticised and so endearing that people still want to be able to make a personal connection to the figures and places involved. In this sense the scrap of tartan is rather like a saint's bones (or similar relic) in medieval times: something to venerate and place your hopes in.
