163 – Shackle

Physical description:
Iron waistband shackle fastened with a padlock, and with chain attached.
Museum classification:
Persecution
Size:
280 x 220 x 50 mm
Information:
Early waist band of the type shown in many contemporary illustrations of the torture of witches during the 16th and 17th centuries. Original text by Cecil Williamson: 'This example of a witch's waistband comes from a rather nice church with a congregation of kind gentle folk ready to help anyone, and a parson who is but one step from being a saint. So I think it is best to let them and their church rest in anonymity.'
Resource:
Object
Materials:
Iron
Copyright ownership:
Copyright to The Museum of Witchcraft Ltd.
Early waist band of the type shown in many contemporary illustrations of the torture of witches during the 16th and 17th centuries. Original text by Cecil Williamson: 'This example of a witch's waistband comes from a rather nice church with a congregation of kind gentle folk ready to help anyone, and a parson who is but one step from being a saint. So I think it is best to let them and their church rest in anonymity.'