3653 x 5742 px | 30,9 x 48,6 cm | 12,2 x 19,1 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
10. Februar 2010
Ort:
The Scottish National Museum of Scotland Chambers St Edinburgh Scotland.
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The more usual garment associated with the patterned woollen cloth (known as tartan) is the kilt. In its simple form, this was widely worn by Highland Scots in centuries past. It is worth noting that the kilt was not worn by the Lowland Scots, who formed the majority of the population of the country. The highland dress which we know today, was much adapted and modernised during Victorian times. This was undertaken to fit a taste for all things Scottish promoted by Queen Victoria and her husband, Prince Albert. Thus, while the basic garment is traditional, the style and much of the other regalia (including jackets, sporran, kilt hose and garters, skean dhu, etc.), and certainly the range and formality of tartans which we see today were an invention of the Victorian gentry. However, their remains an association of the tartans with the clans (or family-based groupings) of Scotland. Most scottish surnames have an associated tartan, and some have several, which may be classified as: Modern Colours Ancient, Subdued or Hunting Colours Dress Colours
