Gossiping women meet their match in the Scold's Bridle. A bizarre form of punishment reserved exclusively for women was the wearing of the iron scold's bridle. Resembling a muzzle or cage for the ...

This example is decorated with horns. It has an oversized nose and ears. A scold was defined as a “rude, clamorous woman”. The bridle was a punishment for women who spent too much time gossiping or ...

A bridle must be worn on stage by the narrator of Bridling, who is performing in a theatre piece that aims to examine how men ...