M0012512: Iron chastity belt covered with velvet and silk, 16th century

Previous title, replaced March 2022: Chastity belt, iron covered with velvet and silk.

Photograph of an iron chastity belt covered with velvet and silk and mounted on a modern lining, 16th century. This item was accessioned by Wellcome Historical Medical Museum (R11994) but is not held by Wellcome Collection.

May 1952

3 photographs glass plate negative, sheet film negative, photographic print; range in size from 12.5 x 10 cm to 16.5 x 12 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession register for the item depicted in the glass plate negative:R11994

Copyright is held by Wellcome Collection

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2022.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.