Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

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Mish Grape

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

Mish 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 North Carolina, Perquimans, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarMish
SpeciesVitis
Common fruitGrape
Painted1840–1860
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira
Specimen originNorth Carolina, Perquimans
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00006276, POM00006277.

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