Gibbet - miniature model
c. 1908Electroplated Nickel Silver (EPNS) model gibbet with a solid rounded base, rippled etching on the gibbet frame from which a small bucket cage is hung. The upright frame is hollow and has a square profile. The horizontal frames are both solid. There is a small rounded piece of metal that protrudes up from the base that once may have held a spoon.
Gibbets, like this one, were set up on crossroads in medieval England - lawbreakers were placed in the cage and left to die of thirst and starvation.
A gibbet is a gallows-like structure used to publicly display the body of an executed criminal, often in an iron cage, to serve as a deterrent to others.
The practice, also known as "hanging in chains," involved suspending the body from a high post after execution, sometimes leaving them to die of exposure and starvation.
Details
Details
It is not known what this model gibbet was used for but it is probably a novelty piece and maybe used to store small table items like tooth picks or a mustard jar.
Busselton Historical Society
Busselton Historical Society
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