Tartan Details - The Scottish Register of Tartans

20 April 2024

you are in: Scottish Arts Club	quick tartan search:

While you can search the Register without having to register and login, you will need to create an account to:

-	Register new tartan designs
-	Request threadcount information
-	Receive notification of all new registered tartan designs and other news updates
-	Manage your account details
-	Request official amendments

Tartan Details - Scottish Arts Club

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

Reference:	13134


Designer:	Gillespie, John B
Tartan date:	05/04/2021
Registration date:	27 April 2021
Category:	Corporate
Restrictions:	Yes. May only be woven with approval of the Scottish Arts Club.
Registration notes:	This tartan was designed to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Scottish Arts Club. The tartan is based on the Geddes tartan sett, in honour of one of the club’s most influential members, Sir Patrick Geddes, who joined the Scottish Arts Club in 1894. He was among the first lay members to be permitted and he played a vital role in their history. Geddes was an eminent ecologist and biologist who travelled widely and was responsible for promoting the Arts in Edinburgh. Geddes became good friends with Colourists, John Duncan Fergusson and Samuel Peploe, whose works are inextricably linked to the history of the Club. The tartan incorporates colours reflecting the influence of Geddes and Scottish Colourists, particularly Peploe: Turquoise, blue and green represent the great outdoors representing the many overseas travels of Sir Patrick; light red, brown and purple reflect the landscapes of Scotland and in particular Peploe’s paintings of one of his favourite subjects, the island of Iona.


Registrant details:	Miss Melissa Montgomery, 24 Rutland Square, Edinburgh, Lothian, , Scotland, EH1 2BW [email protected]

Tartan image: Scottish Arts Club. Click on this image to see a more detailed version.

Click on the image above to see a more detailed version.

If you would like to request threadcount information for this tartan you must Log In to the site. If you do not have an account, click here to create one.

Note: This tartan was registered in the official Scottish Register of Tartans using the guidance at the time of registration. This may have been updated and you should refer to the most recent guidance on our website for registration criteria.

National Records of Scotland, H.M. General Register House, 2 Princes Street, Edinburgh, EH1 3YY
email: [email protected].