Summary
This model was based on a specimen grown and presented to the museum by the Horticultural Society of Victoria from its gardens at Burnley in 1875. The model was made by museum artist Thomas McMillan in 1875 for display at the 1876 Centennial International Exhibition, Philadelphia.
This apple is a cooking variety and is harvested in autumn.
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation for Modelling from Horticultural Society of Victoria, 1875
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Modelmaker
Mr Thomas McMillan - Industrial & Technological Museum, Victoria, Australia, 1875
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Place Specimen Collected
Burnley Gardens, Burnley, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1875
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Type of item
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References
[Book] Winzenried, A. P. 1991. Green Grows Our Garden: a Centenary History of Horticultural Education at Burnley.
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Keywords
Exhibitions: Philadelphia Centennial International, 1876, Museum History, Wax Fruit Models, Apples, Horticulture
