Worn by Alexander Peden

Mask and wig

This shows the right 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.

After he left the new Episcopalian Scottish Church, Peden became a Covenanter and spent the rest of his life on the run from government troops. As a Covenanter he upheld the National Covenant and believed that God was the head of the Church, not the King.

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Online ID:	000-190-000-836-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.NT 240
Date:	1670s and 1680s Around 1670 c. 1660 - 1670
Material:	Leather; fabric, dark red and brown; hair; feathers, brown; wood Linen; hair
Dimensions:	235 mm H x 260 mm W 458 mm L x 250 mm Dia
What:	Mask / face, false Wig
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Who:	Reverend Alexander Peden (Owner) Reverend Alexander Peden (Owner)
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Description:	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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