Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Grapes · USDA pomological watercolour

No. 1 Grape

Historical USDA watercolour of the No. 1 Grape grape, painted c.1886–1942

No. 1 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 Ohio, Tuscarawas, New Philadelphia, painted by Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarNo. 1
SpeciesVitis
Common fruitGrape
Artist(s)Heiges, Bertha
Specimen originOhio, Tuscarawas, New Philadelphia
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00006288.

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