https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/files/original/0b8f4dfd15cb84314cd1b0e3b960d1bb.jpg 871e0eb8db5406a2c3f62b3cc0de39a2 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 x 62.5 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 Sir Robert Perry 1783-1848 Description An account of the resource Seated half-length against a brown background. Perry graduated MD from the University of Glasgow in 1808, and went on to hold medical and surgical posts in the Glasgow Royal Infirmary and the city’s Fever Hospital. He was a very active member of the medical community in Glasgow, being a founding member of the Glasgow Medical Society and a Vice-President of the Western Medical Club. In 1836 he published a pioneering paper distinguishing typhus from typhoid fever. He also wrote the influential “Facts and Observations on the Sanitary State of Glasgow” (1844), demonstrating the correlation between disease and poverty. Perry was President of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons from 1843 to 1845. This portrait was received as a bequest from his son in 1918. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Studio of <a href="https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1244">Raeburn; Sir; Henry (1756-1823); Artist</a>; Artist (Ewan Mundy 1993) or&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1221">MacNee; Sir; Daniel (1806-1882); Artist, RA </a>(Gibson 1983) 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 105 College President Glasgow Royal Infirmary Physician Portrait Surgeon