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Multiple foot block for chaining people
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Several people could be constrained in foot stocks like these as punishment. Their ankles were clamped in the block to prevent them from fleeing. In Brazil, the same kind of stocks can be found on former plantations. However, this one was found in the province of Zeeland. Such stocks were made in the Dutch Republic and transported by ship to the colony.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineMeervoudig voetblok voor het ketenen van mensen. c. 1600 - c. 1800. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
