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Strawberrys · USDA pomological watercolour

Bartons Eclipse Strawberry

Historical USDA watercolour of the Bartons Eclipse Strawberry strawberry, painted 1860

Bartons Eclipse Strawberry 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 Alabama, Mobile, Grand Bay; Virginia, Arlington, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarBartons Eclipse
SpeciesFragaria
Common fruitStrawberry
Painted1860
Artist(s)Newton, Amanda Almira
Specimen originAlabama, Mobile, Grand Bay; Virginia, Arlington
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000044, POM00004092.

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