Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Strawberrys · USDA pomological watercolour

Ryckman Strawberry

Historical USDA watercolour of the Ryckman Strawberry strawberry, painted 1860–1873

Ryckman 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 New York, Chautauqua, Brocton, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira, Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarRyckman
SpeciesFragaria
Common fruitStrawberry
Painted1860–1873
Artist(s)Newton, Amanda Almira, Schutt, Ellen Isham
Specimen originNew York, Chautauqua, Brocton
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00004058, POM00004395.

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