Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

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Beacon Grape

Historical USDA watercolour of the Beacon Grape grape, painted c.1886–1942

Beacon Grape 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 Kansas, Leavenworth, Leavenworth, painted by Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarBeacon
SpeciesVitis
Common fruitGrape
Artist(s)Heiges, Bertha
Specimen originKansas, Leavenworth, Leavenworth
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00006012.

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