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 Exhibition, Melbourne; 1889 Exposition Universelle, Paris.
Scientific Name: Banksia integrifolia
Family Name: Proteaceae
Physical Description
Rectangular sample of wood, planed smooth and varnished on top with hand painted image of a branch and flower pod and painted inscription below. Rear of sample is rough hewn.
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Acquisition Information
Museum generated from Industrial & Technological Museum, 1885
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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, 1885
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Supervised By
Baron Ferdinand von Mueller, 1885
As government botanist Von Mueller over saw the preparation of these timber samples. -
Inscriptions
Painted on front: 39 / Banksia integrifolia. / COAST BANKSIA. Stamped into top side: 39 R1154
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Overall Dimensions
299 mm (Width), 43 mm (Depth), 914 mm (Height)
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Exhibition Collection Management
909 mm (Length), 300 mm (Width), 40 mm (Height)
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Overall Dimensions
12 in (Width), 36 in (Height)
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