Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Mangos · USDA pomological watercolour

Ameeri Mango

Historical USDA watercolour of the Ameeri Mango mango, painted 1873–1875

Ameeri Mango is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 4 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Florida, Dade, Miami, painted by Schutt, Ellen Isham, Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarAmeeri
SpeciesMangifera indica
Common fruitMango
Painted1873–1875
Artist(s)Schutt, Ellen Isham, Steadman, Royal Charles b.
Specimen originPuerto Rico, Mayaguez; Florida, Dade, Miami
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates4

All 4 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002339, POM00004410, POM00004426, POM00004481.

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