Summary
Wax model of a Beurre Hardy pear. The Beurre Hardy is a dessert variety, harvested in late autumn.
Model based on a specimen exhibited at the Horticultural Autumn show, grown and presented by Robert Hepburn of Hawthorn in 1875. Model made by museum modeler Thomas McMillan in 1875 for the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition in 1876.
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Acquisition Information
Donation for Modelling from Mr Robert Hepburn, 1875
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Modelmaker
Mr Thomas McMillan - Industrial & Technological Museum, Victoria, Australia, 1875
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Grower of Item Modelled
Mr Robert Hepburn, Hawthorn, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1875
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Exhibition Collection Management
72 mm (Length), 75 mm (Width), 113 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Exhibitions: Philadelphia Centennial International, 1876, Museum History, Wax Fruit Models