Prince Charles Edward Stuart's plaid

Prince Charles Edward Stuart's plaid

Jacobite

This fragment of plaid was gifted to the Museum in 1973 as part of a Bequest from Dr Charles Hepburn, a collector of Jacobite memorabilia. The sett matches the pattern of a section of plaid from a tartan at Moy Hall. The Moy Hall plaid was given to Lady MacKintosh by Prince Charles Edward Stuart when he stayed there in February 1746, the occasion of the famous Rout of Moy. It was common practice for the Prince to give sections of tartan as gifts to his supporters that he stayed with. This is an interesting example of Jacobite material culture as supporters collected and cherished relics associated with the Prince. This tartan was deemed so important that it was copied by later generations. This fragment could be an 18th century original, but is more likely to be a later 19th century version. An image of the original Moy Hall plaid is pictured in this gallery.

Scottish Highlands & Islands

objects,jacobite

18th-19th century

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English

Physical Object

112

05/01/2021

04/02/2021

L 179 mm x H 6 mm

West Highland Museum

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West Highlands Museum

TEXT

435

wool, silver, glass

2191