Letter

Description

Letter to Wilsons of Bannockburn from a merchant in New York regarding the popularity of certain tartans among his customers and including a request for samples, 1824

Museum reference

H.TTC 3.23

Collection

Fashion and Textiles

Object name

Letter, Textile sample

Production information

Messrs Wilson of Bannockburn
Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

1824

Materials

Paper, Textile

Associations

Bute Collection
Recipient: Messrs Wilson of Bannockburn

Exhibitions

• Wild and Majestic Romantic Visions of Scotland (28 Jun 2019 - 10 Nov 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

Calder, Jenni (ed), The Wealth of a Nation. Edinburgh & Glasgow: NMS & Drew, 1989, pp 173-4