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, 1880. The model was made in the museum. The model maker was not recorded.
Synonyms: Quince, Winter Queen, Kirke's Lemon Pippin.This apple is a cooking and dessert variety and is harvested in winter. This variety is not in Ikin's Listing of Fruits, 1974 edition.
Physical Description
Wax model of an apple, painted green and brown.
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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, 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 at top of model: 532.
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Overall Dimensions
60 mm (Height), 163 mm (Circumference), 50 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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