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Pear Model - Beurre De Piquery, Hawthorn, Victoria, 1875
Reg. No: ST 013958
- Summary:
- Wax model of a Beurre De Piquery pear, also know as Urbaniste, Beurre Drapiez, Louise Dupont, Louis D'Orleans, Virgalieu Musquee, and Coloma D'Automne.
Model based on a specimen 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. - Acquisition Information:
- Donation for Modelling from Mr Robert Hepburn, 1875
| 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 Robert Hepburn, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia, 1875 |
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