Summary
This wax model was based on a specimen grown and presented to the museum by the Horticultural Society of Victoria from their gardens at Burnley, 3 February 1880. The model was made in the museum. The model maker was not recorded.
Synonyms: Chenango, Early Sugar Loaf, Buckley, Strawberry. This apple is a cooking and dessert variety.
Physical Description
Wax model of an apple with short stem, painted pale yellow with red stripes
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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, 03 Feb 1880
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Grower of Item Modelled
Burnley Gardens, Burnley, Richmond, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1880
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Inscriptions
Handwritten in ink on top of model: 457
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Overall Dimensions
66 mm (Height), 181 mm (Circumference), 55 mm (Outside Diameter)
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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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