Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Grapes · USDA pomological watercolour

Banner Grape

Historical USDA watercolour of the Banner Grape grape, painted 1840–1875

Banner Grape is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 2 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Arkansas, Franklin, Altus, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarBanner
SpeciesVitis
Common fruitGrape
Painted1840–1875
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Steadman, Royal Charles b.
Specimen originArkansas, Franklin, Altus
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00006184, POM00006185.

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