https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/files/original/b1eeb307378adf6450bb6d4dc62648f8.jpg 3c5c9ce8ccb9d8892522441d81116b4e https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/files/original/380f86d5c1e261ce81cc05e5be8df18e.jpg 1a650dd69db161be601313f4cff3fd1d https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/files/original/74da0ea7058d61d4c36744e2055a1c97.jpg cfef95b0ad508217da65529e654085f7 https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/files/original/a9f450c78f0c9449d844e9fadb2d2fee.jpg 0e05cd72e1bf5c41e35c14400851e122 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 Length: 27 cm Materials Glass, mahogany, and 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 Medicine Chest Description An account of the resource A George III mahogany apothecary's box, the hinged lid enclosing fitted interior with bottles, above fitted drawer. Similar to one illustrated in Sotheby's Fine scientific and medical instruments, cameras, weights and measures, 1985, no. 211: a 19th century mahogany medicine chest, the hinged lid enclosing a series of bottle compartments, single fitted drawer with recessed brass handle to base, brass drop handles to either side. Contents include:<br /><ol> <li><a href="https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/789">Caster oil</a></li> <li><a href="https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/790">Pale Peruvian bark</a></li> <li><a href="https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/791">Dr Gregory's stomachic powder</a></li> <li><a href="https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/792">Charity oil</a></li> <li><a href="https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/793">Paregoric elixir</a></li> <li><a href="https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/794">Spirit of sal volatile</a></li> <li><a href="https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/795">Antimonial wine</a></li> <li><a href="https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/796">Carbonate of potash</a></li> <li><a href="https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/797">Roche's embrocation for the whooping cough</a></li> <li><a href="https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/798">Blistering plaster</a></li> <li><a href="https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/807">Powder of Jalap</a></li> <li><a href="https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/799">Powder of Ipecacuanha</a></li> <li><a href="https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/800">Calomel</a></li> <li><a href="https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/801">Gray Powder</a></li> <li><a href="https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/802">James's powder</a></li> <li><a href="https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/803">Oil of peppermint</a></li> <li><a href="https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/804">Atropin</a></li> <li><a href="https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/805">Brass weights</a></li> <li><a href="https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/806">Brass scales</a></li> </ol> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 19th century Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2003/15 Apothecary Pharmacology