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Apple Model - Cornet, Hawthorn, Victoria, 1875
Reg. No: ST 018083
- Summary:
- Wax model of a Cornet apple. Victorian seedling raised by Mr Thomas C. Cole of Hawthorn. This variety is not in the 1974 edition of Ikin's Listing of Fruits.
This model was based on a specimen grown and presented by Mr Cole of Hawthorn in 1875. This model was made by museum artists Thomas McMillan in 1875 for display at the 1876 Centennial International Exhibition, Philadelphia. - Acquisition Information:
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| 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: | T. Cole, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia, 1875 |
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