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Tartan Details - White House Historical Association

The information held within The Scottish Register of Tartans for the "White House Historical Association" tartan is shown below. 

Reference: 12638
Designer: Urquhart, Blair, House of Tartan Ltd, Scotland
Tartan date: 16/09/2019
Registration date: 8 October 2019
Category: Corporate
Restrictions: Yes. This is a copyright design assigned to the White House Historical Association, P.O. Box 27624 Washington, D.C. 20038



Registration notes: The White House Historical Association tartan was created to promote the history of the Scottish stone masons who were instrumental in the building of the White House. Each color represents a key aspect of the White House: blue symbolises the Bellange furniture of the Blue Room, decorated in 1817 during the James Monroe presidency; green represents the Green Room, decorated in 1818 by James Monroe; red symbolises the Red Room, which was furnished with bold red silks during the James Polk administration in 1845; Grey represents the Scottish stone works, including the famous "Double Scottish Rose" that adorns the White House and white represents the White House as a whole.
Woven Sample: A woven sample of this tartan has been received by the Scottish Register of Tartans for permanent preservation in the National Records of Scotland.
Registrant details: Mr Blair Urquhart, House of Tartan Ltd, 9-11, East High Street, Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland, PH7 3AF
[email protected]
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