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- A Artist Melbourne, Australia
- A Commissioned By Melbourne, Australia
- A Supervised By Melbourne, Australia
- A Place & Date Exhibited Melbourne, Australia
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Timber Sample - Common Cassinia (Cassinia Aculeata), NSW, 1885
Reg. No: ST 008142
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- Summary:
- Prepared for exhibition purposes in the Industrial & Technological Museum in 1885. It features a hand painting of the species by Miss May Vale (later Mrs. Gilfillan). Exhibited at the following exhibitions: 1886 Indian and Colonial Exhibition, London; 1887 Jubilee Exhibition, Adelaide; 1888-89 Centennial International Exhibition, Melbourne; 1889 Exposition Universelle, Paris.
Scientific Name: Cassinia Aculeata)
Specimen Collection Location: New South Wales
It is also known as the Cauliflower Bush or Dogwood. - Description:
- This is a Timber Sample of the Common Cassinia (Cassinia Aculeata).
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Unknown
| Discipline: | Technology |
| Dimensions: | 29.30 cm (Height), 7.20 cm (Width), 9.30 cm (Length) |
| Weight: | 1.10 kg (Weight) |
| Dimension Comment: | Dimensions measured for Australia Gallery redevelopment. |
More information
| Tagged with: | aster family asteraceae |
| Themes this item is part of: | Royal Exhibition Building Collection, May Vale Timber Collection, Public Life & Institutions Collection, Sustainable Futures Collection, May Vale (1862-1945), Baron Ferdinand von Mueller, Botanist & Explorer (1825-1896) |
| On Display at: | Melbourne Museum |
| Primary Classification: | ECONOMIC BOTANY |
| Secondary Classification: | Timbers |
| Tertiary Classification: | compositae |
| Inscriptions: | In gold script on the obverse: Cassinia / Aculeata / New South Wales; 28 |
| Artist: | Mrs May Gilfillan (nee Vale), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1885 |
| Commissioned By: | James Newbery - Industrial & Technological Museum, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1885 |
| Supervised By: | Baron Ferdinand von Mueller, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1885 As government botanist Von Mueller over saw the preparation of these timber samples. |
| Place & Date Exhibited: | Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1888-1889 |
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