The Cruel Punishment For So-Called 'Scolds'
The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty ImagesA 19th-century depiction of a woman wearing a Scolds Bridle. A bridle may be mostly associated with horses. But from at least the 16th century and well into the 19th, the so-called Scolds Bridle was also used on people. This iron mask, fitted with a gag, was usually strapped onto women