Date:1833 - 1834 (c.)
Description:The Scold’s Bridle was a form of torture exclusively used on women. The bridle is an iron framework resembling a muzzle or cage that encloses the head of the victim, with a ‘curb-plate’ with a spike placed in the mouth to make speaking virtually impossible. Newcastle's Scold's Bridle was donated by Joseph Mayer to Liverpool Museum. Its location now is uncertain. There is evidence to suggest that the bridle was used on suspected witches, shrews and scolds (women who scolded their husbands too frequently) and that husband’s even requested the use of the bridle to torture their wives.
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Donor ref:PA 987 (22/26324)
Source: Brampton Museum and Art Gallery, Newcastle under Lyme
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