Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Strawberrys · USDA pomological watercolour

Marshall Strawberry

Historical USDA watercolour of the Marshall Strawberry strawberry, painted 1840–1860

Marshall Strawberry is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 3 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Pennsylvania, Somerset, Stoyestown; United States; Massachusetts, Middlesex, Winchester, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira, Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarMarshall
SpeciesFragaria
Common fruitStrawberry
Painted1840–1860
Artist(s)Newton, Amanda Almira, Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Heiges, Bertha
Specimen originPennsylvania, Somerset, Stoyestown; United States; Massachusetts, Middlesex, Winchester
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates3

All 3 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00004330, POM00004331, POM00004332.

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