Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
The "Scold's" or The Gossip's Bride in Walton Church
Date
Circa 1917
Physical Description
Level of Current Record
Single Item
Media
Technique
Subject Category
Content
Inscription on verso reads: "Miss N.K. Brown Pukekohe Auckland N.Z.
Caption on verso reads: "The Bridle now preserved in the Vestry of the Church as above was presented to Walton about 200 years ago, by a person named
Chester, who lost a valuable Estate in the neighbourhood through the instrumentality of a gossiping Woman. The "Bridle Bit" is a flat piece of steel about two inches long which goes into the mouth, keeping the tongue down by pressure (See sketch in corner of card). Copyright: Edmund Jordan, Walton-on-Thames.
Public Access Text
Copy Print : 14 in print file envelope D570 M48 W241
Copyright
No known copyright restrictions
Last Update
11 May 2023
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