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Apple Model - Cellin, Hazelglen, Victoria, 1875 Object Reg. No: ST 018092

Summary:
Model of a Cellin apple, also known as Phillip's Seedling or Cellini. The Cellin is a cooking apple harvested in summer.

The model is based on a specimen grown and presented by Charles Draper of Hazelglen in 1875. The model was made by museum artist Thomas McMillan in 1875 for the 1876 Centennial International Exhibition, Philadelphia.
Acquisition Information:
Unknown from Unknown
Discipline: Technology

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Tagged with: exhibitions philadelphia centennial international 1876, museum history, wax fruit models
Themes this item is part of: Public Life & Institutions Collection, Sustainable Futures Collection
Primary Classification: ECONOMIC BOTANY
Secondary Classification: Wax Models
Tertiary Classification: fruits
Modelmaker: Mr Thomas McMillan - Industrial & Technological Museum, Victoria, Australia, 1875
Grower of Item Modelled: Mr Charles Draper, Hazel Glen, Victoria, Australia, 1875

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