Summary
Prepared for exhibition purposes in the Industrial & Technological Museum in 1885. It features a hand painting of the species by Miss May Vale (later Mrs. Gilfillan). Exhibited at the following exhibitions: 1886 Indian and Colonial Exhibition, London; 1887 Jubilee Exhibition, Adelaide; 1888-89 Centennial International Exhibition, Melbourne; 1889 Exposition Universelle, Paris.
Scientific Name: Cadellia pentastylis.
Specimen Collection Location: New England, New South Wales
Ooline is also known as Scrub Myrtle.
Physical Description
This is a Timber Sample of Ooline (Cadellia Pentastylis).
More Information
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Collection Names
Royal Exhibition Building Collection, Museum History Collection, May Vale Timber Collection
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Collecting Areas
Public Life & Institutions, Sustainable Futures, Royal Exhibition Building
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Unknown Source, pre 1873
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Artist
Mrs May Gilfillan (née Vale), Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1885
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Commissioned By
James Cosmo Newbery - Industrial & Technological Museum, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1885
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Supervised By
Baron Ferdinand von Mueller, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1885
As government botanist Von Mueller over saw the preparation of these timber samples. -
Place & Date Exhibited
Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1888-1889
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Inscriptions
In gold script on the obverse: Cadellia / Pentastylis / New England
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
11.65 cm (Length), 5.6 cm (Width), 29.2 cm (Height), 1.57 kg (Weight)
Measurements taken for Australia Gallery redevelopment.
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Maximum dimensions
293 mm (Length), 115 mm (Width)
Measurement From Conservation. Depth = 56mm
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