collar and rod
Curved iron neck collar wrapped in straw slid through a long dark rod with one end thicker and the other ending in a small loop.
Combined leg and neck iron
- Made:
- 1501-1800
Combined leg and neck iron, reputedly from the Vilvorde Prison, Belgium, 16th to 18th centuries
Details
- Category:
- Wellcome (general)
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A31309
- Materials:
- iron and padding, straw
- Measurements:
-
rod: length 400 mm
neck iron: width 150 mm
- type:
- leg irons
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)
Parts
collar and rod
Curved iron neck collar wrapped in straw slid through a long dark rod with one end thicker in a handle and the other ending in a point.
iron
Long rod with a rounded loop at each end, made from iron.
iron
Long narrow rod of dark, weathered iron with a small loop at both ends.
