Serbia, Spirit of Tartan

This tartan was the last tartan designed by David McGill in 2019. It was launched on International Women’s Day 2020 in honour of Elsie Inglis (1864-1917) a physician, surgeon, teacher, humanitarian and suffragist. She was born in India and came to Scotland aged 13 where she studied medicine in Edinburgh and Glasgow. She opened a General Practice in Edinburgh, a hospital for women and children and campaigned ardently for women’s votes. During WW1, she set-up and staffed The Scottish  Women’s Hospitals and went on to save thousands of lives. Elsie was the first woman and non-Serbian to receive the Order of the White Eagle, the highest Serbian Honour for heroism. This tartan is a dedication to her memory and to the peoples of Serbia who have revered her for over a hundred years. The tartan design incorporates the colours of the Serbian Flag and the Scottish Saltire. Profits from the sale of this tartan are shared will be shared with Hospices for Hope, a charity set-up in her memory.