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Timber Sample - Coast Banksia, Banksia integrifolia, Victoria, 1885
Reg. No: ST 001154
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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 Exhibition, Melbourne; 1889 Exposition Universelle, Paris.
Scientific Name: Banksia integrifolia
Family Name: Proteaceae - Description:
- Rectangular sample of wood, planed smooth and varnished on top with hand painted image of a branch and flower pod and painted inscription below. Rear of sample is rough hewn.
- Acquisition Information:
- Museum generated from Industrial & Technological Museum, 1885
| Discipline: | Technology |
| Dimensions: | 914 mm (Height), 299 mm (Width) |
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| Tagged with: | protea family proteaceae |
| Themes this item is part of: | Economic Botany Collection, May Vale Timber Collection, Public Life & Institutions Collection, Sustainable Futures Collection, May Vale (1862-1945), Baron Ferdinand von Mueller, Botanist & Explorer (1825-1896) |
| Primary Classification: | ECONOMIC BOTANY |
| Secondary Classification: | Timbers |
| Tertiary Classification: | proteaceae |
| Inscriptions: | Painted on front: 39 / Banksia integrifolia. / COAST BANKSIA. Stamped into top side: 39 R1154 |
| Artist: | Mrs May Gilfillan (nee Vale), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1885 |
| Commissioned By: | James Newbery - Industrial & Technological Museum, 1885 |
| Supervised By: | Baron Ferdinand von Mueller, 1885 As government botanist Von Mueller over saw the preparation of these timber samples. |
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