![Postcard of Mask and wig.](/database/media.php?file=postcard/image/0098/00986715.jpg&PHPSESSID=iivq52907b7evaoe2hs9kodag3) 000-190-000-832-C © National Museums Scotland |
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Mask and wig
This shows the left profile of the face-mask and wig used by Alexander Peden, a Covenanting minister from Ayrshire. Peden used the face-mask and wig as a disguise when preaching at 'conventicles' - illegal outdoor services.
The leather mask would have been tied round the face. A couple of wooden false teeth can be seen protruding from the open mouth.
Most of Peden's illegal preaching was done in the south and west of Scotland. When not preaching he would travel between sites, sleeping in caves and shelters to avoid recognition and capture.
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000-190-000-832-C |
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National Museums Scotland |
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0098: National Museums Scotland
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National Museums Scotland H.NT 240 |
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1670s and 1680s Around 1670 c. 1660 - 1670
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Leather; fabric, dark red and brown; hair; feathers, brown; wood Linen; hair
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235 mm H x 260 mm W 458 mm L x 250 mm Dia
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Mask / face, false Wig
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Reverend Alexander Peden (Owner) Reverend Alexander Peden (Owner)
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Face mask made of leather, roughly oval, worn by Alexander Peden, a covenanting minister, c. 1670s - 1680s Wig with a base of coarse knotted linen net to which the hair, now lacking on the crown, is attached, worn by Alexander Peden, a covenanting minister, c. 1670s - 1680s
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