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Two lengths of tartan ribbon joined with a pin. Donated as part of items of regalia from the Ancient Order of Good Shepherds.
These two lengths of tartan ribbon are joined with a pin. The tartan is predominantly red, with green, blue and yellow. They were donated to the Museum with various items of regalia from the Ancient Order of Good Shepherds, but these ribbons are probably not associated with the Order.

Letter, H. J. Potter to MERL, 1959 – ‘…I’m sorry I cannot give the history of the regalia as they were only discovered when turning out after my father’s death, but I vaguely remember hearing him say that Grandfather was once a prominent figure in the old Whitsun celebrations of the Order of the Good Shepherds but no-one seems to have heard of them for many years & if you have nay record of the Order I should be very interested to hear from you. My Grandfather worked all his life at Sulhampstead under the Lloyds Family, first as plough boy then ploughman, & later drove the steam ploughing tackle with anchor & later senior driver when two engines were used, & spent at least 20 years as walking foreman at the Abbotts Farm. He was finally pensioned off after serving Sir George Watson about 15 years in an advisory capacity…’, MERL Miscellaneous note, Margaret Fuller – ‘It is probable that the three pieces of tartan decoration are not part of the set but they were given with the other items.’