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8 May 2024

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Tartan Details - Wilsons' No.234

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STA ref:	1188
STWR ref:	1188
Designer:	Wilson and Sons of Bannockburn
Tartan date:	01/01/1819
Registration date:	This tartan was recorded prior to the launch of The Scottish Register of Tartans.
Category:	Fashion
Restrictions:
Registration notes:	William Wilson and Sons of Bannockburn was a weaving firm founded c.1770 near Stirling. The archives relating to this business are held by various institutions including the National Museums Scotland and the Scottish Tartans Society. A contemporary version of this tartan (threadcount Red 120, Black 14) has been created by Nick Carpellotti and was woven by Lochcarron of Scotland in Nov 2012. Nick wanted a personal tartan similar to the 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper tartan (STR #3540). A woven sample of this contemporary version of Wilson's No.234 is preserved in the National Records of Scotland.

Woven Sample:	A woven sample of this tartan has been received by the Scottish Register of Tartans for permanent preservation in the National Records of Scotland.

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