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 1515 Material wood Prim Media 428 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 95 Type The nature or genre of the resource Physical Object Title A name given to the resource Birching table 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. 03/02/2021 Description An account of the resource The birching table is from the old court house in Fort William where the birchings were carried out. It was last used in 1948, when a 15-year-old boy was birched for shoplifting". It is easy to forget in the present day how recent it was that corporal punishment was thought fitting and useful both as a punishment and deterrent. Right up until the mid-twentieth century it was a common punishment administered to the perpetrators of petty crimes. The birching involved having to lie face down on a table with arms tied together underneath, and legs held still by strong straps. A bundle of stripped rods of birch was then used to whip the recipient's bare buttocks. Occasionally the back and/or shoulders were whipped, and the type, number and weight of branches used (as well as the number of strokes) varied with the severity of the crime. It was legally required to have a doctor on hand when these punishments were being administered, although this may have been of little comfort to the recipient. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Scottish Extent The size or duration of the resource. L 1530 mm x W 1180 mm Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 20th century Subject The topic of the resource Highlands Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived objects,jacobite Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. find,56.8154464,-5.115388; 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