Wall Bracket

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Title

Wall Bracket

Subject

Artefact

Description

Wooden wall-bracket with paper prints of natural grasses pasted on to 12 tin hinged panels. Front panel has 2 Royal Warrants awarded to Sutton & Sons - Seed Merchants, London, 1 dated 1871, the other 1884. Handmade museum standard box with internal support.
Inscription on wooden cover which had become detached and now appears to be missing is, 'Natural Grasses, used in Mr Martin Sutton's Prescriptions for Permanent & Temporary Pastures.'
Joseph Bosisto, MP, had been presented with an extensive collection of seeds by the English firm of Sutton's Bros In 1888. He, in turn, presented the collection to the Royal Horticultural Society of Victoria (RHSV) for permanent display. They remained on display in the Pavillion until its demolition in 1951.)

Creator

Sutton & Sons, Seed Merchants, Reading, UK

Source

Burnley Campus Archives

Date

1881-1951

Contributor

Burnley Campus Archives

Rights

All rights held by The University of Melbourne

Language

English

Type

Book