Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Strawberrys · USDA pomological watercolour

Maida Strawberry

Historical USDA watercolour of the Maida Strawberry strawberry, painted 1840

Maida 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 Virginia, Alexandria, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarMaida
SpeciesFragaria
Common fruitStrawberry
Painted1840
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Heiges, Bertha
Specimen originVirginia, Alexandria
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00004326, POM00004327.

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