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Information
on The Harden Tartan can be found below |
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For
Frequently
asked questions please see below |
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Please welcome new
member Milton Harden, Milton is from Kline, South
Carolina, USA. Milton's family were originally from NC but
moved to SC in c.1789. |
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Please welcome new
member Melissa Harden, Melissa is from Columbus GA USA.
She has traced her family back to George Harden born 1604, Whitechapel, London, England |
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What
is the proper way for a lady to wear a clan/Family
tartan sash? Does the way it's draped signify anything? |
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The
proper way is that it is draped over the RIGHT shoulder unless
she is the Chieftains wife, a country dancer performing, or the
wife of a Lt. Col. or high in a Scottish regiment |
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What is the significance of the eagle feathers? What do the numbers mean? |
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Eagle feathers, as within native tribes, are a mark of high position. A CHIEF (head of an officially recognised clan,) wears three. A Chieftain (head of a family), and a Feudal Baron wears two eagle feathers as to his position. An Armiger (one who petitions Lord Lyon for a coat of arms) wears one, as does someone appointed a position of honour by a Chief in his Clan
(From "The Highland Clans" by Sir Iain Moncreiffe of that Ilk......."the distinguishing mark of kings or chiefs in many parts of the world, from Africa to America, is the wearing of eagle feathers. Dr Johnson wrote of the young Laird of Coll and his clansmen that 'He did not endeavor to dazzle them by any magnificence of dress...his only distinction was a feather in his bonnet.' The convention has long been established that a chief wears three eagle feathers, the chieftains of cadet branches and feudal Barons wear two and the gentleman (armigers) of the clan may wear one feather. The Sovereign, as Chief of Chiefs, wears four.")
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Who's tartan is
that at the top of each page? |
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The tartan is
the 'Harden Family Tartan' which is the tartan of our founder
and first President, Barry Harden of
Cowdenknowes, Baron of Cowdenknowes |
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Because of a
mistake in the thread count during the registration process
with the Tartan World Register, it was discovered that the
tartan that had been registered was slightly different from
the correct one. It was found that the 'proper' sample
below which was originally Wilson's of Bannockburn No1 and is
now the Harden Family tartan is the correct one whereas, the
second or lower tartan is the one which was found to have the
mistake. The difference is only very slight and you will
see that in the 'correct' one it contains a single white line
between the main thick green and blue lines, and crosses in
the center of the Large red square. Whereas in the
second or lower sample you will see that this line is now
blue.
It was
decided that this tartan was so attractive and so close to the
Harden Family tartan that it would be kept and so there are in
fact two versions of the same tartan. After further
consultation with the Younger the Baron has decided to call
the 'top' or 'original' tartan the Harden Men's Tartan and the
lower one (the one with the blue line) the Harden Ladies
Tartan, in this way it provides our Harden Ladies ( those precious
creatures) with their own 'Ladies only' version. |
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Harden Tartan (ITI No 6274) Also known as Wilson's No1, 1146 |
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The Harden Tartan was registered in 2004 by the Scottish Tartans Authority |
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It is also registered at the House of Tartan No 1146 (Wilson's No1, Harden Family) |
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K/4 R20 A16 K18 Y2 K4 W3 K5 G20 R30 K8 R23 W/2. Full count at the pivots |
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Above
is the thread count for the Harden (men's) tartan, you will need this
for the weaver if you plan on having a Kilt made using this
tartan as it is 'new' (it is in fact around 170 years old and
was originally designed for the Military, however, it was not
taken up and therefore never produced). The Baron adopted it
in 2004 and re-registered it as the Harden Family Tartan, this
was in keeping with the family’s policy of preserving the
history and heritage of Scotland. More about this can be found
in the forum. |
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Registered with the Scottish
Tartans World Register No 3014 |
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Note the blue
line instead of the white line |
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As a Harden you
will be able to wear the Harden Family Tartan, however,
you will not be able to wear the Harden Crest Badge in your
hat. To do this you will have to be a member of the
Barons extended family/Clan, for more information on how to
become a member please send an E-mail to
baron@cowdenknowes.me.uk |
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