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Tailored plaid

Description

Hard tartan tailored plaid worn by Malcolm McCallum from Glenlyon on the occasion of the landing of George IV at Leith in 1822, part of a Highland costume: Scottish, early 19th century

Museum reference

A.1915.212 F

Collection

Fashion and Textiles

Object name

Tailored plaid

Production information

Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

Early 19th century

Materials

Tartan, Silk, Silk

Physical description

Tartan, wool, red, blue, green; silk, pink; silk, red and green.

Associations

Previous owner: McCallum, Malcolm, 1822 (fl.)
George IV
The landing of George IV at Leith
Leith, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

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