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Antique Fruit Print - USDA-Primus - hybrid Blackberry
Antique Fruit Print - USDA-Primus - hybrid Blackberry
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  • Lot Title: Antique Fruit Print - USDA-Primus - hybrid Blackberry
  • Artist: William Prestele
  • Title: Primus - hybrid Blackberry
  • Printing Date: 1892
  • Medium: Chromolithograph
  • Size/Format: 9 x 5.5 inches
  • Publisher: U.S. Department of Agriculture
  • Additional Information: The annual report of the U.S. Department of Agriculture featured a section on promising new fruits. Included were beautifully lithographed prints of some of the fruits discussed. The prints were based on original watercolors by artists employed by the department. The chief artist was William Prestele, son of botanical illustrator Joseph Prestele. Deborah Passmore was the other artist in the early 1890s. The unit expanded by 1900 to include several other women illustrators. The goal was to represent exactly the particular variety of fruit. The text let farmers know the particular soil and climate conditions where that variety was successful. It is notable that berries, cherries and persimmons were increasing in popularity in the 1890’s. Varieties of apples would predominate later. The original art is housed at the library of the Department in Maryland.

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    Antique Fruit Print - USDA-Primus - hybrid Blackberry

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