Clan Elphinstone Collection

The Elphinstone family probably took its name from the lands of Elphinstone in East Lothian.…

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About Clan Elphinstone

The Elphinstone family probably took its name from the lands of Elphinstone in East Lothian. A celebrated bearer of the name was William Elphinstone, Bishop of Aberdeen and Lord High Chancellor of Scotland in 1488, who obtained a papal bull in 1494 to found the University of Aberdeen. The Lordship of Elphinstone was created by James IV in 1510, and the first two lords were both killed in battle, at Flodden in 1513 and Pinkie Cleugh in 1547

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Modern or Ancient?

Same pattern, different dyes. Modern uses deep, saturated colours; Ancient uses the softer tones associated with natural dyes.