Nighthawk Report post Posted March 23, 2011 (edited) I have a buddy who works as an advisor to the family trust(whatever that means!) to a family who own some incredible Scottish antiques. He showed me some pictures of a targe from the late 1700's, so I decided to make a recreation of one. I say "recreation" because the family asked that reproductions not be made. I made an aproximation- I kept the concentric circles and nail layout intact, and kept the overall look and feel of it, but changed the knotwork graphics. The one on the left is the original. The one on the right is mine. I had to guess at the back. My friend told me "Both were apparently used as butter churn covers during the Proscription era. The backs are somewhat tattie but the fronts are amazingly well preserved." Somewhat tattie is an understatement. There's almost nothing left of the backs, except the wood. Edited March 23, 2011 by Nighthawk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whinewine Report post Posted March 23, 2011 Love the Targe. Love the Amerikilt, too! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nighthawk Report post Posted March 23, 2011 Love the Targe. Love the Amerikilt, too! Yeah, it's comfy! I look forward to pairing the targe with an historic kilt, though. I was feeling lazy when I had that picture taken. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nighthawk Report post Posted March 24, 2011 That avatar is great! If you do, can I immigrate? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
