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The first color photograph, 1861 (i.imgur.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Apparently tartan ribbon is just plaid ribbon.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

They are technically distinct. Tartans refer to specific crisscrossed patterns associated with Scottish heritage, whereas plaid is the generic term for that kind of crisscrossed pattern.