Hebrides Tartan

[OC Richard]

So Peter would it be more suitable nomenclature if these were designated something like "unknown 18th century specimen #1" etc or "specimen from the Carmichael collection #2"?

It would be nice if misleading labels were avoided.

[figheadair]

So Peter would it be more suitable nomenclature if these were designated something like "unknown 18th century specimen #1" etc or "specimen from the Carmichael collection #2"?

It would be nice if misleading labels were avoided.

We, the STA, have been going through our Db (not the online one which has a long refresh time-lag) re-naming all such setts as either:

Unnamed C18th - blar, blar, blar

or

Unidentified C18th - blar, blar, blar

Unnamed and Unidentified might at first sight appear to mean the smame thing bit I make the distinction:

Unnamed - we know roughly where it came from and how old it is but not to whom it belonged (any clan or family association).

Unidentified - we know something is of a given age: 18th, 19th, 20th century etc., but little else about it. The more recent ones will often has suffices such as US Website, Skirt sent for identification etc.

[Mike_Oettle]

Peter, having spent a fair amount of time wading through the SRT website (going through for the third time, and still not done with it), I have noticed a lot of anomalies. I am sure you have picked up a great many more.
It is good to know that the revision of the database is going ahead.
It will be wonderful to be able to see that revision online, but I will have to be patient.
I don’t have your knowledge of tartan, but I have a knack for finding connections between disparate categories, and have been fascinated at what can be picked out of the register, especially with regard to relatively recent designs and their applications.
Regards,
Mike

[figheadair]

Mike,

If you mean the STR, rather that the STA, Db the I fear it will be a long wait. As you can see, there're hours and hours of work required to correct the STR online Db, the trouble is they don't want to pay for the work to be done. There is another option but that's subject to negotiation so I can't go into detail.

Peter