Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Strawberrys · USDA pomological watercolour

Ivanhoe Strawberry

Historical USDA watercolour of the Ivanhoe Strawberry strawberry, painted c.1886–1942

Ivanhoe Strawberry is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. A watercolour study of it survives in the collection. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarIvanhoe
SpeciesFragaria
Common fruitStrawberry
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00000054.

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