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Hungarian Millenium Grape

Historical USDA watercolour of the Hungarian Millenium Grape grape, painted 1840

Hungarian Millenium 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, Napa, Rutherford; Florida, Dade, Miami, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarHungarian Millenium
SpeciesVitis
Common fruitGrape
Painted1840
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originCalifornia, Napa, Rutherford; Florida, Dade, Miami
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00006229, POM00006239.

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