Strawberrys · USDA pomological watercolour
Gandy Strawberry
Gandy Strawberry is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 7 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Virginia, Fairfax, West End; United States; Maryland, Prince Georges, Chillum, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Heiges, Bertha, Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Gandy |
|---|---|
| Species | Fragaria |
| Common fruit | Strawberry |
| Painted | 1840–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Heiges, Bertha, Schutt, Ellen Isham |
| Specimen origin | Virginia, Fairfax, West End; United States; Maryland, Prince Georges, Chillum |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 7 |
All 7 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00004157, POM00004158, POM00004159, POM00004160, POM00004198, POM00004199, POM00004860.
