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Title
Leg Irons, before 1849
Creator
William Dixson, Sir, 1870-1952
Call number
SAFE/DR 167
Status: On display. Objects Gallery. Case 1, Shelf 15
Level of description
fonds
Date

Before 1849
Type of material
Graphic Materials, Objects
Reference code
442956
Issue Copy
Digitised
Physical Description
Objects - 123.5 x 19 cm. at widest part - Iron
Scope and Content
Two heavy anklets connected by a length of chain of nine links. One anklet with moveable hinge.
Access Conditions

Access via appointment
General note

Sir William Dixson Notes. no. 17. 'One set of leg irons, heavy, from Tasmania'
Digital order no:Album ID : 823723
Date note

Dated from the year convict transportation ended on the east coast of Australia.
Topic
convicts
leg irons
Place
Tasmania
Exhibited in

Possessed : an exhibition of treasures
On the Run. Daring Convict Escapes
Macquarie the Governor, 1810 to 1821
Artefact or Fiction: Curriculum highlights, 20 April 2018 to 19 April 2019
Artefact or Fiction: Curriculum highlights, 18 April 2019 to 20 April 2020
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IE3326333

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