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Tartan Details - Merchant Company, The

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

Reference: 11128
Designer: Kinloch Anderson Limited
Tartan date: 05/06/2014
Registration date: 24 September 2014
Category: Corporate
Restrictions: Yes. Exclusively designed by Kinloch Anderson as a tartan for The Merchant Company and its members. To be used in accordance with the wishes of The Merchant Company.
Registration notes: Based on the Drummond tartan sett because George Drummond was elected the first Master of The Company of Merchants of the City of Edinburgh in 1681. The blue and green are taken from the Company Members’ tie and the single gold over-check represents the unicorn on it. Maroon represents George Watsons College, red and black represents Stewarts Melville College and red and navy for the Mary Erskine School. The three blue over-checks link the Company to its home city, Edinburgh.
Information notes: Keywords: Scotland; Edinburgh
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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