Tartans - 19th Century Pattern Book An album of pattern designs for Clan Tartans, manuscript index leaf, 75 fully coloured watercolour designs for tartans, each on an engraved pattern grid (verso only), sheets printed 'Coats of Arms, Crest, Clan Tartans &c. Designed for Embroidery by J. Whyte, 41 Clerk St., Edin.'), all but one on thick wove paper, one thinner coated paper (slightly shorter), tissue guards, a few pencil annotations and light (mostly marginal) finger soiling, early owner's name erased from index leaf, contemporary half morocco over green cloth, gilt stamped 'Clans. Tartans' on spine, spine neatly restored, solander box, large 4to (320 x 250mm.), [Edinburgh, J. Whyte, c.1845] Footnotes: Scarce early pattern drawings of tartan designs, based upon those presented by John Sobieski Stolberg Stuart and Charles Edward Stuart in their Vestiarium Scoticum (1842) and The Costume of the Clans (1845), which established the patterns and colouring of all modern tartans. John Whyte was a pattern designer who advocated for increased recognition of, and professionalism of the craft. As a member of the Scottish Society for the Arts, he submitted several articles including 'Outline of a plan for securing to the Manufactures of Scotland protection against piracy of patterns', and 'Descriptions and Drawings of his New Method of Manufacturing Persian Rugs'. In the 1840s, prior to his marriage and move to a new address in 1851, Whyte was based at 41 Clerk Street in Edinburgh, the address given on the pattern sheets. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing