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Pomona Britannica: No. 72 - Amicua (Melon)

George Brookshaw

Cleveland Museum of Art

Brown background. Green melon sitting on grey block. Two slices sliced off and sitting in front. Large green leaves and yellow flowers on vines behind melon. Pale pink flesh inside melon. Curved green stem. Several yellow flowers along vine. Long green tendrils on vine. Green leaf edges are jagged. Pale border around image. Text on bottom border.

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