Highland Chieftain

painting by Wright

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In tartan
…Highland dress, John Michael Wright’s Highland Chieftain, all that can be learned is that a small cross-check, or “tartan,” pattern was adapted to use in kilt, plaid, and hose about 1660. The chieftain is believed to be a Campbell, but the pattern that he wears bears no resemblance to that…
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