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bracelet (fragment)
Fragment of a bronze bracelet.
bracelet personal.ornament
Bracelet presented by Her Majesty, Queen Victoria to Mrs Thomson of Banchory, on the occasion of the Prince Consort's visit to Aberdeen in connection with the opening of the Music Hall and the meeting there of the British Association, in September…
branks gag
Gag (branks type), with tongue-like projection and curled projections on head.
Branks gag
Gag (branks type), with tongue-like projection and curled projections on head
Branks. Made of iron, a mask that covers the lower part of the face and has a triangle of metal projecting where the mouth would be. It has a heart shape and dots punched out of it, and loops which go over the top and sides of the head.
Branks or gag in iron. Jointed bars enclosed the head and were secured behind, and the projecting plate passed into mouth over the tongue. This specimen was used in the Parish of Dunnotar, Kincardineshire as a form of punishment for female scolds.