[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]
51/1219
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
This is a wrought iron fetterlock and would be attached to the ankles for restraining criminals. It consists of a cylindrical bar with a piece of metal which projects from one end and curves into a circular shape to lock into the other end. There is also a key for locking the fetterlock.
[nb-NO]Physical description[nb-NO]
1 fetterlock and key: metal [wrought-iron]; poor condition
[nb-NO]Archival history[nb-NO]
Victoria & Albert Museum No. M60, 1925.
[nb-NO]Date[nb-NO]
1600-01-01 - 1699-12-31
[nb-NO]Production period[nb-NO]
Seventeenth century
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[nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]
[nb-NO]External document[nb-NO]
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\35 series negatives\Scans\35_668.tif - High resolution image