Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Mangos · USDA pomological watercolour

Cecil Mango

Historical USDA watercolour of the Cecil Mango mango, painted 1860

Cecil Mango 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 Florida, Dade, Miami, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarCecil
SpeciesMangifera indica
Common fruitMango
Painted1860
Artist(s)Newton, Amanda Almira
Specimen originFlorida, Dade, Miami
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00004492, POM00004493.

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