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, 1885. The model was made in the museum by Thomas McMillan in 1885.
This apple is a cooking variety and is harvested in autumn.
Physical Description
Wax model of an apple with short stem, painted yellow.
More Information
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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, 1885
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Modelmaker
Mr Thomas McMillan - Industrial & Technological Museum, Victoria, Australia, 1885
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Place Specimen Collected
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Inscriptions
Numbered "279" on paper stuck to top of apple. Handwritten inscription in black ink obliterated on other side.
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Classification
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
60 mm (Width), 55 mm (Height)
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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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