https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/files/original/0d5ea109ee82614617b5b05269f30572.jpg 64ed7c095cb53414a49bde098dc6966d https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/files/original/99a7f571526333d9a5adc75532f688c3.jpg f5a10b0160f3561b10217ea771340445 https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/files/original/d68e6d53617a0ac99b92472982886a25.jpg dde391d9e9830b42a6ea9b541962318d https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/files/original/28d2cd5edc5fca959a382548f9d5ce46.jpg 888539e4bdad8f79bd2a15341065ab40 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. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Medical Instrument Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original object 23 x 15 x 6.5 cm Materials wood brass 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 Surgical instruments of William Beatty Description An account of the resource Wooden box with a brass handle and plaque inscribed "William Beatty, Royal Navy", containing instruments including a screw tourniquet, an amputation knife with detachable handles, two trephines and forceps. Inset into the box lid, behind a velvet-covered panel, are more instruments, including a fine-toothed bow saw, a knife, a hook and forceps. Gifted to the Royal Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow in 1924 by Mr William Ewing Gilmour of Rosshall, Sutherlandshire, at the instigation of J.B. Hilliard, instrument maker. William Beatty was a naval surgeon during the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815), and was present at the death of vice Admiral Horatio Nelson during the Battle of Trafalgar. Admiral Nelson was shot through the shoulder with a musket ball, perforating both lungs before lodging beneath his right scapula. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a href="https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1014">Laundy; 1783-1843; surgical instrument makers</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource c. 1800? Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2019/6 Relation A related resource <a href="https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/136">William Beatty's Amputation Knife</a> <a href="https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/138">William Beatty's Tourniquet</a> <a href="https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/137">William Beatty's Bullet Forceps</a> <a href="https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/139">William Beatty's Fine-toothed Bow Saw</a> Instrument Surgery William Beatty