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Collection Area Visual Arts Subject Punishment Devices

1. Godwin Photo 12/1(39)

Reference (shelfmark):
Godwin Photo 12/1(39)
Title:
The skull of John Breads preserved in a gibbet cage in the Town Hall, Rye. Photographer: Godwin, Fay
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Inscribed on verso: '4308-2 / Rye'. Genre: Still Life Photography The gibbet hangs from a beam in the corner of a room; the skull is suspended inside. The protective cover shows the crop lines and reproduction measurements. Published on page 45 of ‘Romney Marsh and the Royal Milit...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1979
Extent:
1 item

2. Godwin Photo 17/1(58)

Reference (shelfmark):
Godwin Photo 17/1(58)
Title:
Littlecote, [Wiltshire]. Photographer: Godwin, Fay
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Inscribed on verso: '7155.3.14 / N / can crop / Print OK'. Genre: Portrait Photography A woman has her head and hands secured in a mock pillory. Published on page 160 of 'Our Forbidden Land' (London: Jonathan Cape, 1990). Image size 127 x 189 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1989
Extent:
1 item

3. Godwin Photo 28/2(38)

Reference (shelfmark):
Godwin Photo 28/2(38)
Title:
Gibbet, Rye. Photographer: Godwin, Fay
Scope & Content:
Genre: Still Life Photography The gibbet hangs from a beam in the corner of a room; the skull is suspended inside. Published on page 45 of ‘Romney Marsh and the Royal Military Canal' (London: Wildwood House, 1980). Reproduction instructions on verso: ‘Can use small, but there’s a wonderful capt...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1979
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 1188(21)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1188(21)
Title:
One of China'a most terrible methods of death punishment, Shanghai. Photographer: James Ricalton for Underwood and Underwood
Scope & Content:
From the photographer's (Ricalton) note printed on back of the card: 'This notorious pirate killed several persons. The last offense was the gouging out of a man's eyes. He is placed in this cage with with planks coming snugly around his neck; several flat stones are placed under his feet. He st...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1900
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 1188(31)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1188(31)
Title:
A chain gang in China—in the throroughfare wearing 'cangues,' which record their crimes, Soo-chow. Photographer: James Ricalton for Underwood and Underwood
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1900
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 1224/3(57)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1224/3(57)
Title:
Men in Cangue. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Full-length portrait of two men, undergoing the punishment of the 'cangue'. With contemporary printed descriptive label: 'No.31.-The Cangue. The kia, or cangue, is a wooden frame, weighing about 201lbs, which is bolted round the neck of criminals convicted of certain minor offences. It rests on ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870
Extent:
1 item