Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Grapes · USDA pomological watercolour

Captivator Grape

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

Captivator 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. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarCaptivator
SpeciesVitis
Common fruitGrape
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00006067.

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