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Model, Theobroma Cacao

This is a Model. It is dated 1875–1898. Its medium is wood, papier-mâché, cardboard, plaster, reed pith, metal, string, feathers, gelatin, glass and bone glue beads, cloth, metallic thread, horsehair, hemp, silk threads, paint, and shellac varnish. It is a part of the department.

It is credited Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 50.8 × 20.3 × 21.9 cm (20 in. × 8 in. × 8 5/8 in.)

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Botanical Lessons.

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