https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/files/original/7aa47664e84b40da9393a48606e351eb.jpg 256a2189ba33007294c1f0c855e64d0d https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/files/original/8463f7347c018677ba06299dc6387639.jpg 45a503c7bddfbb09d192d1d5560f10d8 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 Museum and Artwork Subject The topic of the resource Museum collections Description An account of the resource Our museum collection helps tell the story of the College, of its place in the city of Glasgow, and of Scottish medical history. Our collection also tells the story of the students, Fellows and Members who have shaped the College over the centuries. We have fascinating medical instruments and equipment used by some of the most famous people associated with the College, including Joseph Lister, David Livingstone and William Macewen. These sit alongside a varied and often gruesome collection of surgical and dental instruments which help to show the progression and innovation made in surgical procedures from the 18th century onwards. Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original object 82 x 70 x 141 cm Materials mahogany velvet 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 President's Chair Description An account of the resource William IV mahogany President's Chair with high upholstered back inset with the original arms of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow in mahogany, on turned fluted legs with later castors. The staff of Aesculapius flanked by open lancet on the right and poppy on the left, motto 'Conjurat Amice' Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource c. 1830 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2019.8 Relation A related resource Illustrated in <a href="https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/496">Portrait of James Watson MD 1787-1871, President 1838-41, 1849-52, 1857-60</a> Illustrated in <a href="https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/946">Portrait of Professor David Galloway, President 2015-2018</a> College Building College President