Chisholm Red Modern

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