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17th February 13, 11:12 AM
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Rare Scottish Targe Auction - Really?
Someone sent me this link for comment about a supposed C18th Targe.
It's not my area of expertise per se but something doesn't ring true and a suspect a later copy and I'm not convinced that the seller knows what they are talking about? Boar's skin! I don't think so.... looks like deer hide to me.
The tartan is Cameron of Erracht and so cannot be earlier than 1793 unless everything we know about it is wrong. The cloth was woven with single spun yarn and may be naturally dyed but that's difficult to tell from a picture.
Thoughts?
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