Botanical watercolour of a yellow quince, whole above and sliced in half below to show pale flesh and brown seeds, on white.

A small watercolour of a whole yellow quince above a halved quince, centred on a white panel. — Inside: four of your photos stand up below this, with your note.

No. 99 of 248 · The Natural History Series

Quince, ‘Champion’

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A golden ‘Champion’ quince, whole and cut in half to show its seeds, painted in watercolour by Amanda Almira Newton in 1909 for the US Department of Agriculture. In ancient Athens a bride ate a quince on her wedding day, a custom said to go back to the lawgiver Solon. For someone who loves an old botanical print.

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From the US Department of Agriculture’s fruit paintings / Quince, ‘Champion’ / Cydonia oblonga / In ancient Athens a bride ate a quince on her wedding day, a custom said to have been set by the lawgiver Solon. Too hard to eat raw, quince turns pink and fragrant when cooked. / USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection, 1909 / Painted by Amanda Almira Newton in 1909 for the US Department of Agriculture, to record a fruit grown in America.

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