Browse Collections (10 total)

Sculptures and busts

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The College’s collection of busts and sculptures predominantly comprises works dating from the nineteenth century. The majority of the pieces are…

Physicians' canes

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Traditionally, canes and physicians had a close association. In Greek mythology the deity Asclepius, who was associated with medicine and health,…

Oil paintings

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The College's collection of oil paintings dates from the 17th to the 21st centuries. The majority of paintings are of significant individuals…

Photographs of a North Berwick general practitioner's surgery

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This collection comprises 11 photographs of the surgery of John Stuart Milne FRCPE, a North Berwick GP.

It includes images of the exterior of the…

Photographs of medical students

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The collection comprises 319 black and white photographs of medical student life in Edinburgh during the 1960s. The subjects of the images include…

Medicine bottles

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Ranging from the eighteenth century to the nineteenth century, the College's collection of medicine bottles contains unguents, ointments, powders and…

Alexander Morison illustrations

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Morison was born on 1 May 1779 at Anchorfield, near Edinburgh, and was educated at the University of Edinburgh, where he graduated MD on 12 September…

Doctors' bags

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This collection contains ten medical boxes and bags dating from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

The bags range from the traditional…

Medicine chests and cases

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Ranging from the eighteenth century to the nineteenth century, the College's collection of often visually appealing wooden chests store a number of…

Sydney Smith collection

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This collection is made up of an assortment of weapons, identified as being material taken as evidence from crime scenes, particularly murder and…