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This is one of two plaster reliefs of cherubs found in the Great Hall, both of which depict a cherub with a lighted torch. However, the reliefs differ somewhat, particularly in the positioning of the cherub; whilst in this piece the cherub looks…

In 1865 the Great Hall was enlarged by the architect David Bryce, who ordered the roundel portraits from George MacCallum. MacCallum was paid four pounds per profile, a total of £60 for the set of 15 ‘Heads with wreaths’.

The portraits appear…

In 1865 the Great Hall was enlarged by the architect David Bryce, who ordered the roundel portraits from George MacCallum. MacCallum was paid four pounds per profile, a total of £60 for the set of 15 ‘Heads with wreaths’.

Each of the figures…

This cane was presented to the President of the College in 1831 by Dr William Montcreif, Fellow and Librarian of the College. The detail on the head of the cane has made it possible to identify it in numerous portraits on display throughout the…

Powdered Jalap, labelled by Sir Stuart Threipland in his medicine chest as ‘S. Pul R: Ialap’ (Pulv subtiliss rad jalap).

Jalap is the name of the drug and the plant it comes from, traditionally grown in Mexico, India and Jamaica. Powdered…

Powdered Jalap, prepared by Duncan, Flockhart & Co., Chemists to her Majesty. Jalap is the name of the drug and the plant it comes from, traditionally grown in Mexico, India and Jamaica. Powdered jalap is made from the tuberous roots of the plant and…

A cylindrical bottle with a wooden stopper containing Podophyllum Peltatum, prepared by a homeopathic chemist Joseph James, Promenade Place, Cheltenham, who was apprenticed to a homeopathic chemist called Edwin Wheeler and within a few years bought…

The history of this cane is unknown but its symbolism is strongly Scottish. Note the well worked thistles and woven tweed-like appearance. The snake connects it to the medical profession.

A snake twined around a cane has been a symbol of medicine…