Summary
Wax model of Leon Leclerc de Laval pear, a cooking and sometimes dessert variety, harvested late winter.
Model based on specimen from Robert Hepburn of Hawthorn in 1875. The model was made in the museum by Thomas McMillan for the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876.
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Acquisition Information
Donation for Modelling from Mr Robert Hepburn, 1875
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Modelmaker
Mr Thomas McMillan - Industrial & Technological Museum, Victoria, Australia, 1875
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Grower of Item Modelled
Mr Robert Hepburn, Hawthorn, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1875
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Keywords
Exhibitions: Philadelphia Centennial International, 1876, Museum History, Wax Fruit Models