Summary
Wax model of Marie Louise pear. The Marie Louise is a spreading, dessert variety, harvested in autumn.
Model based on specimen from Archibald Stuart, gardener to R.B. Ronald of Toorak, in 1875. The model was made in the museum by Thomas McMillan for the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876.
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Acquisition Information
Donation for Modelling from Mr Archibald Stuart, 1875
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Modelmaker
Mr Thomas McMillan - Industrial & Technological Museum, Victoria, Australia, 1875
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Place Specimen Collected
R. B. Ronald, Clendon Road, Toorak, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1875
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Collector
Mr Archibald Stuart, Clendon Road, Toorak, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1875
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Exhibition Collection Management
76 mm (Length), 79 mm (Width), 128 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Exhibitions: Philadelphia Centennial International, 1876, Museum History, Wax Fruit Models