Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Grapes · USDA pomological watercolour

Ontario Grape

Historical USDA watercolour of the Ontario Grape grape, painted 1860–1873

Ontario 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, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira, Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarOntario
SpeciesVitis
Common fruitGrape
Painted1860–1873
Artist(s)Newton, Amanda Almira, Arnold, Mary Daisy
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00006296, POM00006570.

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