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Chasselas Dore Grape

Historical USDA watercolour of the Chasselas Dore Grape grape, painted 1840–1860

Chasselas Dore Grape 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 California, Yolo, Davis, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarChasselas Dore
SpeciesVitis
Common fruitGrape
Painted1840–1860
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira
Specimen originCalifornia, Yolo, Davis
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00006072, POM00006073.

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