Radiocarbon testing has been carried out on the textile found in a Highland bog 40 years ago.
The Glen Affric tartan will be exhibited for the first time at V&A Dundee's Tartan exhibition from 1 April
Using high resolution digital microscopy, four initial colours of green, brown and possibly red and yellow were identified. Experts have said the tartan was more than likely worn as an "outdoor working garment" and would not have been worn by royalty. "In Scotland, surviving examples of old textiles are rare as the soil is not conducive to their survival," he added.He said that because the tartan contains several colours, with multiple stripes, it corresponds to what would be considered a true tartan.
"This piece is not something you would associate with a king or someone of high status, it is more likely to be an outdoor working garment," he added. It will go on public display at the V&A Dundee design museum from 1 April until 14 January next year.
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