Scold's bridle. Used as a form of punishment mainly for women who had been caught nagging, lying or blaspheming. The mask would also have included a flat or spiked piece of iron that would have sat on the tongue making it painful and difficult to talk. Iron, Belgium, 1550-1800.
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