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Fruit: From the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection

Fruit: From the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection

Hardcover

Series: Tiny Folio

Botany & HorticultureEdible PlantsGeneral Art

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ISBN10: 078921427X
ISBN13: 9780789214270
Publisher: Abbeville Pr
Published: Oct 25 2022
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.67
Height: 1.08 Width: 4.42 Depth: 4.50
Language: English

Between 1886 and 1942, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Pomology Division--pomology being the study of fruit growing--commissioned an illustrated register of fruits, most of which were painted by women artists. These watercolor illustrations were invaluable to growers, who used them as records of prized varieties that were in danger of being stolen or counterfeited by competitors. Today, the watercolors serve as a time capsule of America's past agricultural landscape, including many heirloom varieties now lost.

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