Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Strawberrys · USDA pomological watercolour

Dornan Strawberry

Historical USDA watercolour of the Dornan Strawberry strawberry, painted c.1886–1942

Dornan 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 Michigan, Van Buren, South Haven, painted by Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarDornan
SpeciesFragaria
Common fruitStrawberry
Artist(s)Heiges, Bertha
Specimen originMichigan, Van Buren, South Haven
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004215.

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