Willm. Wilson, commonly called Mortar Willie aged 107 / [graphic]
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17339363
Description
- Title
- Willm. Wilson, commonly called Mortar Willie aged 107 / [graphic]
- Alternative Title
- William Wilson, commonly called Mortar Willie
- Creator
- Kay, John, 1742-1826, printmaker
- Published / Created
- [1815]
- Publication Place
- Edinburgh?
- Publisher
- publisher not identified
- Abstract
-
Portrait of the drug grinder William Wilson (1709-1815), known as ‘Mortar Willie’, who supposedly worked as a drug grinder for various apothecaries, chemists and druggists in Edinburgh until his 106th year. He is shown seated, using a large pestle and mortar
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Apothecaries -- Compounding of drugs. - Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 196 x 151 mm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library
- Call Number
- Print00689
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Portrait prints
Etchings Scotland Edinburgh 1815 - Material
- etching ;
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
- Wilson, William, 1709-1815,
- Subject (Topic)
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Old age
Pharmacists
Drugs
Dosage forms
Mortars & pestles
Older people - Subjects
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Wilson, William, 1709-1815
Old age
Pharmacists
Drugs > Dosage forms
Mortars & pestles
Older people
Scotland > Edinburgh > 1815
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 16050039
- Object ID (OID)
- 17339363