https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/files/original/d414ed1f46e2cec1fc153ef9e43c5cb2.jpg 750475f51678c1ba902610101f0b903d 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 15.8 x 6.8 x 3.6 cm Materials Wood, silk, velvet, and metal. 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 Morton-Pattern Ophthalmoscope Description An account of the resource Cased, but with detachable handle missing. Case covered with faux black leather, with internal blue silk and velvet lining. Lid internally padded with blue silk and base fitted with internal recesses for the ophthalmoscope and handle, lined in blue velvet. No markings. Andrew Stanford Morton was an ophthalmic surgeon during the late 1800s, and is most well-known for his adaptation to the ophthalmoscope, the Morton-Pattern ophthalmoscope. This design of ophthalmoscope would later be improved by the introduction of batteries to power the light source, known as the Lister-Morton ophthalmoscope. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a href="https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1185">Morton; Andrew Stanford (1848-1927); Ophthalmologist; physician</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource c. 1880-1920 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2006/7.4 Instrument Ophthalmology