M0012514: Steel chastity belt, 16th century

Previous title, replaced March 2022: Chastity belt, damascened steel.

Photograph of a damascened steel chastity belt, 16th century. This reproduction was made from a photograph from the Cluny Museum. The chastity belt is held by the Musee de Cluny, France.

May 1952

2 photographs glass plate negative; 16.5 x 12 cm photographic print; 15 x 11 cm

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.