Strawberrys · USDA pomological watercolour
Dew Strawberry
Dew Strawberry is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 3 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from United States; Maryland, Prince Georges, College Park, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira, Prestele, William Henry. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Dew |
|---|---|
| Species | Fragaria |
| Common fruit | Strawberry |
| Painted | 1838–1860 |
| Artist(s) | Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira, Prestele, William Henry |
| Specimen origin | United States; Maryland, Prince Georges, College Park |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 3 |
All 3 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000852, POM00004212, POM00004213.
