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Strawberrys · USDA pomological watercolour

Brandywine Strawberry

Historical USDA watercolour of the Brandywine Strawberry strawberry, painted 1840

Brandywine Strawberry 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 Pennsylvania, Chester, West Chester, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarBrandywine
SpeciesFragaria
Common fruitStrawberry
Painted1840
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originPennsylvania, Chester, West Chester
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004244.

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