German postcard depicting medieval punishment for drunkeness or debauchery. A Drunkard's cloak was a type of pillory used in various jurisdictions to punish miscreants. The drunkard's cloak was actually a barrel, into the top of which a hole was made for the head to pass through. Two smaller holes in the sides were cut for the arms. Once suitably attired, the miscreant was paraded through the town, effectively pilloried. Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/image-license-details/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/german-postcard-depicting-medieval-punishment-for-drunkeness-or-debauchery-a-drunkards-cloak-was-a-type-of-pillory-used-in-various-jurisdictions-to-punish-miscreants-the-drunkards-cloak-was-actually-a-barrel-into-the-top-of-which-a-hole-was-made-for-the-head-to-pass-through-two-smaller-holes-in-the-sides-were-cut-for-the-arms-once-suitably-attired-the-miscreant-was-paraded-through-the-town-effectively-pilloried-image246590098.html

RMT95456–German postcard depicting medieval punishment for drunkeness or debauchery. A Drunkard's cloak was a type of pillory used in various jurisdictions to punish miscreants. The drunkard's cloak was actually a barrel, into the top of which a hole was made for the head to pass through. Two smaller holes in the sides were cut for the arms. Once suitably attired, the miscreant was paraded through the town, effectively pilloried.

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