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.

ABDUA:18700

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.

Early: 1600 Late: 1800

LEMUR:1000051 LEMUR:1000057 LEMUR:1000073 LEMUR:1000117

metal iron, H: 320 mm D: 227 mm

Physical Object

Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Dunnottar Kincardineshire

Acquisition Source: Stuart, John Prof