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Description: | In Stuart (1603-1689) Newcastle women accused of being gossips by magistrates were paraded through the streets wearing a scold's bridle like this one. They were led on a rope or chain by an officer of the town. The bridle, also known as the branks, was made of metal and very heavy to wear. There is a gap for the woman's nose and a tongue of iron which is forced into her mouth to prevent her from talking. | License: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/about/copyright/ | Rights holder: | Tyne & Wear Museums | Subjects: | living in the North East women | Source: | Tyne and Wear Imagine | Identifier: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/details/index.... | Go to resource |
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