Letter & tartan samples, associated with William Wilson & Sons, Bannockburn, near Stirling

This letter, addressed to William Wilson & Sons of Bannockburn near Stirling, is an order for supplying lengths of tartan as per the attached samples. The letter is dated Manchester, 18 August 1824.

The pencil inscription above the letter reads, 'Stewart'. The scrap of paper attached to the sample on the left is inscribed, 'Victoria'.

The 1822 visit of George IV to Edinburgh boosted the popularity of tartan as did Queen Victoria's love of the Highlands. She and her family wore tartan and Balmoral, her Deeside home, had tartan carpets and furnishings.

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Online ID:	000-190-000-888-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.TTC 3.1 - 39
Date:	1824
Material:	Tartan
Dimensions:	416 mm H x 295 mm W
What:	Letter
Subject:	Costume - tartan - Wilson of Bannockburn (NMAS Classification)
Who:	Wilson of Bannockburn, Bannockburn (Maker)
Where:	Scotland, Stirlingshire, Bannockburn
Event:
Description:	39 letters with accompanying pieces of clan tartans or drawings of setts, sent to Messrs Wilson of Bannockburn as orders
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