Leg iron with ball and chain

Made:: 1501-1750 in France

maker:: Unknown

Leg iron with attached ball and chain, reputedly from Mont St
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Leg iron with attached ball and chain, reputedly from Mont St. Michel, Normandy, France, 1501-1750

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Category:: Wellcome (general)

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A73607

Materials:: iron

Measurements:: length 540 mm
width 170 mm
height 80 mm

type:: leg iron

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Leg iron with ball and chain

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