Strawberrys · USDA pomological watercolour
Pearl Strawberry
Pearl Strawberry is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 2 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Michigan, Ingham; Maryland, Prince Georges, College Park, painted by Prestele, William Henry, Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Pearl |
|---|---|
| Species | Fragaria |
| Common fruit | Strawberry |
| Painted | 1838–1860 |
| Artist(s) | Prestele, William Henry, Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | Michigan, Ingham; Maryland, Prince Georges, College Park |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00004372, POM00004373.
