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, 1875. This model was made by museum artist Thomas McMillan in 1875 for display at the 1876 Centennial International Exhibition, Philadelphia.
This variety is not in the 1974 edition of Ikin's Listing of Fruits.
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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, Australia, 1875
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Made For
Exhibition: 1876 Centennial, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, 1876
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Grower of Item Modelled
Mr Robert Whatmough, Burnley, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1875
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Classification
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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
Apples, Wax Fruit Models, Horticulture, Museum History, Exhibitions: Philadelphia Centennial International, 1876
