Quote Originally Posted by Scotus View Post
The tartan known as Drummond of Perth, referenced in this thread and the article you posted, is also the Perthshire tartan.
This has only been called 'Perthshire' since c1980-90 and was as a result of someone wanting to make the 'Perth' tartan one for the whole area.

Now, don't let the tartan in the painting fool you. Many paintings of the Highland chiefs used tartans that were provided by the artist. For example, when Allan Ramsey painted the portrait of the 3rd Duke of Perth, he provided his own tartan. He seems to have used a Murray of Tullibardine tartan and changed colors for various chiefs. Therefore, the tartan in the portrait in the link you gave is probably not a Drummond tartan at all.
I never suggested that it was.

3rd Duke of Perth, wearing what is clearly not a Drummond tartan, but a variation on Murray of Tullibardine.
It's possible that the tartan in the portrait of the 3rd Duke of Perth is Tullibardine although it's not sufficienly detailed to allow one to say with any certainty. It's true that Ramsay used the Tullibardine on some of his other Highland portraits although in those he left the painting of the dress to another artist, Joseph Van Haecken.