Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Physical Object: Flora MacDonald's prayer book Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 26 Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Object Number 688 Prim Media 224 Material Laburnum wood Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 74 Type The nature or genre of the resource Physical Object Title A name given to the resource Spinning wheel Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource eulac3d Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. West Highland Museum Date Modified Date on which the resource was changed. 02/02/2021 Description An account of the resource This spinning wheel used for spinning thread or yarn from fibres was made in the French pattern, and was gifted to the West Highland Museum along with spindles, whorls, and a bobbin. The objects are exceptional because of they are said to have once belonged to Flora MacDonald (1722 – 1790), the heroine of the 1745 Rising and came from her home, Kingsburgh House, on Skye. This was the family home of Allan Macdonald, who married Flora Macdonald in 1750. After a brief emigration to America, the family returned to Kingsburgh House and Flora died there in March 1790. These are among the earliest objects to come into the museum’s collection in 1927. Extent The size or duration of the resource. H 1016 mm x Diam 457 mm Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 18th century Subject The topic of the resource Highlands Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. find,57.51390979807172,-6.352651119232179; Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived objects,highlandlife Europeana Specific elements of the Europeana Semantic Elements. Europeana Type The Europeana material type of the resource. TEXT Europeana Data Provider The name or identifier of the organisation that contributes data to Europeana. West Highlands Museum