https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/files/original/120559326bc3d3af30a2665c5adce8dc.jpg b3a866c5faf456c605a6fc6a8e94f3e3 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 75.5 x 61 cm Materials Oil on canvas 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 Portrait of John Reid LFPSG 1809-1881 Description An account of the resource Seated half-length with his left arm resting on an edition of "The Philosphy of Death". John Reid began his medical studies by studying anatomy under Dr William Thomson at his amatomical department on College Street. He then went on to take classes at the University of Glasgow and Portland Street School in order to receive his license from the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow in 1833. He spent the majority of his career as a general practitioner in Glasgow and was a member of the Glasgow Medico-Chirurgical Society. Reid heartily opposed the work of Joseph Lister into the antiseptic principle and often wrote reviews of his work in the Lancet. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Circle of Sir George Reid (Ewan Mundy 1993) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 107 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 19th century Antisepsis Glasgow University Medico-Chirurgical Society Physician Portrait