Pear Model - Alexander Lambre, Hazelglen, Victoria, 1875

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Summary:: Wax model of an Alexander Lambre pear. This variety is not in the 1974 edition of Ikin's listing of fruits.

Model based on a specimen grown and presented by Charles Draper of Hazelglen in 1875. Model made by museum modeler Thomas McMillan in 1875 for the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition in 1876.
Acquisition Information:: Unknown from Unknown

Discipline:	Technology
Dimensions:	100 mm (Height), 75 mm (Width), 72 mm (Length)

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