Which tartan is correct and which is woven?
This one is for the tartan scholars on the board. Looking at info in the Vestiarium Scoticum regarding the clan Rose tartan I notice that the thread count derived from the plate is:
G4 R48 B10 R8 B2 R4 B2 R24 W4 and looks like this...
But the thread count derived from the text is:
G8 R64 P18 Cr12 P4 Cr6 P4 Cr24 W6 and looks like this...
According to the Vestiarium Scoticum wiki article (originally from “The Setts”, p.98), “the plate gives a poor representation of the reds & purple.” So, which version of the tartan is considered to be correct and woven today as the Rose red tartan? And why does the book even have two different versions? Lastly, why is xxxx version considered the correct version?
[B][U]Jay[/U][/B]
[B]Clan Rose[/B]-[SIZE="2"][B][COLOR="DarkOrange"]Constant and True[/COLOR][/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"][I]"I cut a stout blackthorn to banish ghosts and goblins; In a brand new pair of brogues to ramble o'er the bogs and frighten all the dogs " - D. K. Gavan[/I][/SIZE]
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