Dr. James (Jim) Robert Ronald McCrindle Collection
Category
Awards
Classification
Achievement awards
Accession Number
005009005 a-b
Description
A bronze medal in a case; the medal (a) is a round disc with a profile of a person on one side, and writing on the other; the case is wood coated with leather; the inside is lined with blue velvet and other fabric, and has an indentation for holding the disc.
A bronze medal in a case; the medal (a) is a round disc with a profile of a person on one side, and writing on the other; the case is wood coated with leather; the inside is lined with blue velvet and other fabric, and has an indentation for holding the disc.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a -disc - Size: Depth 0.6 cm x Diam. 7.0 cm
b - box - Size: Length 10.7 cm x Width 10.7 cm x Depth 2.3 cm
Provenance
Presented to Dr. James (Jim) Robert Ronald McCrindle (1862-1952) when he graduated from University of Glasgow in 1885.
"GULIELMUS CULLEN // MDCCX-MDCCXC" embossed on the face of the disc "IN ACADEM. GLASGUENS. // FACULTATE MEDICA // DISCIPULUS // INGENIO AC LABORE // INSIGNIS // PROEMIUM HOCCE // MERITO CONSECUTUS EST." embossed on the back of the disc "J. R. RONALDUS McCRINCDLE, IN CLASSE MEDICINAE CLINIC, 1885" etched on the rim of the disc
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-1-5 Box 22
Condition Remarks
Some corrosion on the metal. The leather is peeling of the case and the lid is loose. the medal is excellent; the leather is peeling off the case and the lid is loose.
Copy Type
Original
Research Facts
Dr. McCrindle was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1862 but moved to Scotland in 1882 where he graduated with his degree in general medicine and surgery from the University of Glasgow in 1885; he returned to Jamaica in 1904; this collection accompanies 1989.10.1.