Pomona Britannica: No. 64 - Scarlet Flesh Romana Melon (1812): Art, History and Details

Pomona Britannica: No. 64 - Scarlet Flesh Romana Melon (1812) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is George Brookshaw (British, 1751–1823).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

Pomona Britannica illustrates fruits cultivated at Hampton Court Palace’s gardens, the most celebrated around London. It was devoted to the most handsome varieties of fruit cultivated in England. Most of the 90 plates in this large and sumptuous book, like these, have dark aquatint backgrounds.

Object facts

• Title: Pomona Britannica: No. 64 - Scarlet Flesh Romana Melon
• Date: 1812
• Creator attribution: George Brookshaw (British, 1751–1823)
• Culture: England, 19th century
• Type: Print
• Technique: aquatint
• Collection: PR - Aquatint
• Department: Prints
• Accession number: 1955.312

A detail from the museum

Melons belong to the gourd family, meaning they grow on vines and should be supported by stalks or trellises.

Collection credit

Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland in honor of Arnold M. Davis

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