Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Strawberrys · USDA pomological watercolour

Dorsett Strawberry

Historical USDA watercolour of the Dorsett Strawberry strawberry, painted 1873

Dorsett 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, painted by Krieger, L.C.C. (Louis Charles Christopher). The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarDorsett
SpeciesFragaria
Common fruitStrawberry
Painted1873
Artist(s)Krieger, L.C.C. (Louis Charles Christopher)
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004144.

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