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Early Victor Grape

Historical USDA watercolour of the Early Victor Grape grape, painted 1860–1873

Early Victor 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 New Jersey, Cumberland, Vineland, painted by Krieger, L.C.C. (Louis Charles Christopher), Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarEarly Victor
SpeciesVitis
Common fruitGrape
Painted1860–1873
Artist(s)Krieger, L.C.C. (Louis Charles Christopher), Newton, Amanda Almira
Specimen originNew Jersey, Cumberland, Vineland
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00006196, POM00006207.

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