Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Cherrys · USDA pomological watercolour

Red Jacket Cherry

Historical USDA watercolour of the Red Jacket Cherry cherry, painted c.1886–1942

Red Jacket Cherry is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. A watercolour study of it survives in the collection, with specimens recorded from Ohio, Cuyahoga, Lakewood, painted by Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarRed Jacket
SpeciesPrunus avium
Common fruitCherry
Artist(s)Heiges, Bertha
Specimen originOhio, Cuyahoga, Lakewood
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004190.

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