Ross - Capital Collections

Category

Library Item

Item no

13158

Title

Ross

Description

A man dressed in the Ross tartan is seen sitting on a rock and looking out over a mountainside. He wears a plaid, with sporran, hose and shoes. He carries a sword and pistol.He has been hunting. Two dead ptarmigans lie at his feet.

Artist / maker

McIan, Robert Ronald

Engraver

Aitken, H.

Date

1845

Size

34.7 x 24.5 cm

Type

Lithograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

The accompanying text in 'The Clans of the Scottish Highlands' by James Logan begins as follows:
"CLAN ROSICH, NA GILLE ANDRAS

Ros is a Celtic word, descriptive of a brow, or point of land, and it is found in the different countries which have been possessed by that race. The name, therefore, as a personal designation, is local, and an individual holding the land, or there residing, was distinguished by the preposition de: hence there must have been individuals of this name in Ireland, Wales, and even England."

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Animals > Birds > Ptarmigan

Clothing and dress > Accessories > Hosiery

Clothing and dress > Accessories > Shoes

Clothing and dress > Accessories > Sporrans

Clothing and dress > Garments > Plaid

Clothing and dress > Textiles > Tartan

Landscape > Land > Mountains

Military > Arms and armament > Daggers and swords

Military > Arms and armament > Pistols

Sport and leisure > Activities > Hunting

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