Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Mangos · USDA pomological watercolour

Haden Mango

Historical USDA watercolour of the Haden Mango mango, painted 1840–1873

Haden 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 Florida, Dade, Miami, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarHaden
SpeciesMangifera indica
Common fruitMango
Painted1840–1873
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Schutt, Ellen Isham
Specimen originFlorida, Dade, Miami
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates4

All 4 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00004297, POM00004298, POM00004299, POM00004351.

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