ID on a tartan please

[Paul]

I've seen a vintage kilt in this tartan. If I had money I'd buy it for myself - but I feel I have a friend who may well be interested. Anyone know what tartan this is?



thanks!

[McMurdo]

Looks like the Clark tartan to me
http://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tar...s.aspx?ref=665

[Paul]

spot on!
Thanks McMurdo!

[McMurdo]

No problem, I know there are some on the board who have it as a kilt.

[Galician]

I did think Clark/Clergy myself at first, but the light blue seemed a bit too light to be sure. Certainly my tank in the Clergy tartan (from Geoffrey Tailor) doesn't have such bright sections.

[Tim Little]

I did think Clark/Clergy myself at first, but the light blue seemed a bit too light to be sure. Certainly my tank in the Clergy tartan (from Geoffrey Tailor) doesn't have such bright sections.

My guess is that -- lighting issues aside -- there is some variability among weavers.

[Chas]

Sorry everyone, but I don't agree. The tartan Paul is showing is symmetrical.



Whereas the Clark tartan is not.



The information held within The Scottish Register of Tartans for the "Clark" tartan is shown below.

STA ref: 633
STWR ref: 633
Designer: Not Specified
Tartan date: 01/01/2002
Registration date: This tartan was recorded prior to the launch of The Scottish Register of Tartans.
Category: Clan/Family

Restrictions:

Registration notes: This is woven by Lochcarron and sold as Clark. The same sett but with the first pivot (Blue8) changed to Black8 is sold as Clergy. See that at #1221 (original Scottish Tartans Authority reference). Blue is not quite right in this graphic. Lochcarron swatch.

Regards

Chas

[davidlpope]

The Clark/Clergy tartan seems to be woven with more variation in colors (actual colors in the thread count vice different color schemes) than any other tartan.

The tartan pictured above appears to be the "Clark" tartan as woven by Lochcarron. The thin cross stripes are white. Lochcarron weaves the same design as clergy but the thin cross stripes are rendered in blue. Strathmore weaves a variation with the thin cross stripes rendered in green.

My guess is Lochcarron has done this in an attempt to differentiate the "family tartan" from the "occupational tartan", although my understanding is that the origin of both tartans is the same.

Cordially,

David

[Chas]

Seems I was a bit hasty.

The information held within The Scottish Register of Tartans for the "Clark (Clerke/Clergy/Priest)" tartan is shown below.

STA ref: none
STWR ref: 40
Designer: Not Specified
Tartan date: Not Specified
Registration date: This tartan was recorded prior to the launch of The Scottish Register of Tartans.
Category: Name

Restrictions:

Registration notes: This tartan is shown, with slight variations, in the works of Logan, the Smith brothers and the pattern books of Wilson's of Bannockburn. It is called Clark, Clerk, Clerke, Clergy and Priest even within the same publication, all of which date around 1850. It is possible that a sample on sale today might be very different.



Sorry.

Regards

Chas

[Galician]

So is the consensus that it's a Clark/Clergy?

Btw, at Celtic Fest in Chicago, we ran into a young guy with a tank in Red Clark. It did look nice, and I regret that I failed to take a photo of him with it on.