https://archives.millmuseum.org/files/original/3887b8f9aae1965eb0d25b8174b2db85.jpg 5652557bcc1e160353c756ca9eb00482 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. 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 Spinning Wheel, Flax Subject The topic of the resource Spinning wheels Flax processing Textile tools Domestic manufacturing Description An account of the resource American Colonial flax spinning wheel of the New England type with simple turnings and a basket distaff held open by a horizontal disc. Constructed of oak, cherry, metal, and varnish. The distaff assembly is a replacement copied from a similar wheel at the Black House Museum in Ellsworth, Maine, and the varnish is likely not original. According to donor Blanche Eldridge, the wheel had remained in the Hutchings family of Penobscot, Maine, since 1764. Some components were missing when received and were later reconstructed. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca. 1764 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cataloged by J. Eves Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Held by Windham Textile and History Museum Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Wood, metal, and varnish object, 40 × 21.5 × 32 inches Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Mill Museum Collections Accession number: 2017.01 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Penobscot, Maine, United States 18th century Preindustrial textile production