Chisholm Ancient 1842 Variant

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  • Mill: HOE
  • Weight: 13 oz.
  • Clan Motto: Feros ferio ("I am fierce with the fierce")
  • Notes:

    First seen in the Vestiarium Scoticum,1842, and suspiciously close to the VS version of Menzies. It also appears (where it is given the alternative name of 'Chyssal') in a bound book of hand-painted tartans on graph paper from "Coats of Arms, Crests, Clan Tartans &c. Designed for Ebroidery by J Whyte, 41 Clerk Street, Edinburgh" A note at the front of the book: "This book of clan tartans is referred to in 'The Lamont Tartan' - Major Scobie's copy - 'Two papers addressed to the Clan Lamont Society by Lieut-Col. William Lamont OBE - in STS Library - Page 9 refers." That note is initialled J.T.D. 9.IX.65