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Framed and bound pigtail of John Adams
Pigtail of John Adams who died in 1829, last of the 'Bounty' mutineers to survive on Pitcairn. A fair plait of hair, bound at the end, enclosed under glass in a gilded oval frame.
Provenance: Acquired by the Reverend W. H. Holman. He arrived on Pitcairn in 1852 during a visit by Admiral Sir Fairfax Moresby in HMS ‘Portland’, and remained there until 1853, while the pastor of the island - George Hunn Nobbs, returned to England to be ordained. Holman gave the pigtail to the Royal United Service Institute. It was transferred to the National Maritime Museum when the RUSI museum closed in 1963.
Provenance: Acquired by the Reverend W. H. Holman. He arrived on Pitcairn in 1852 during a visit by Admiral Sir Fairfax Moresby in HMS ‘Portland’, and remained there until 1853, while the pastor of the island - George Hunn Nobbs, returned to England to be ordained. Holman gave the pigtail to the Royal United Service Institute. It was transferred to the National Maritime Museum when the RUSI museum closed in 1963.
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Object Details
| ID: | REL0003 |
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| Collection: | Relics |
| Type: | Pigtail |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Bounty (purchased 1787) |
| Date made: | Before 1829 |
| People: | Adams, John; Holman, Reverend W. H. Royal United Service Institution |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Royal United Service Institution Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 190 x 160 x 25 mm |
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