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Bench
Birching was usually used as a punishment for male juveniles and was administered immediately after court ruling in most cases. A form of punishment common in the nineteenth century which continued into at least the early twentieth.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
F09.29.77
Historical Associations
Association Type: Use
Date: 19th century (mid)
Acquisition
Donation
Measurements
Height
(mm): 750
Width
(mm): 1140
Depth
(mm): 470
Material
Wood
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