I know it's in black-and-white, and it's just a photograph, but it struck me how in this photo, taken in 1881 (the year the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders were formed) that the double-track motif occurs in the lightest part of the tartan.
Does this tartan have a dark green and light blue?
It can also be seen in this photo
Compare this to the 20th century regimental tartan where the blue is dark and the green is light
In contrast to the above photos, other 19th century photos show the blue and green areas close in lightness/darkness
This photo is interesting because the green and blue in the waistcoat are very close in lightness/darkness, but the plaid shows the blue lighter than the green as in the top photos
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