Hair shirt worn by a delinquent or a penitent,German,16th/17th century. Collarless,long-sleeved shirt of coarse linen cloth,slightly stained and worn to threads,small holes,the seams partially ripped. Length 116 cm. Such shirts were worn by delinquents on their way to and on the scaffold. The missing collar facilitated the executioner's blow,severing the head from the body,historic,historical,,17th century,16th century,instrument of torture,torture device,instruments of torture,torture devices,object,objects,stills,clipping,clippings,cut ou,Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available

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