SC - Pumpkins in Period?

Wed Sep 20 09:50:31 PDT 2000

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At 8:22 AM -0500 9/20/00, Decker, Terry D. wrote:
>New World squashes and pumpkins appear in very late 16th Century paintings.
>Campi's The Fruit Seller (about 1580) displays two or three varieties which
>suggests that they were being marketed, at least in Italy.  A number of
>Italian painters included them in still lifes dating from about 1570 to
>1620.

According to Whittaker (I think), what appears to be a field pumpkin 
is illustrated in 1560.

Whitaker, Thomas W., "American Origin of the Cultivated Cucurbits," 
Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 1947.

I don't know where the illustration is, however, and don't have a 
copy of the article at hand.
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<div>At 8:22 AM -0500 9/20/00, Decker, Terry D. wrote:</div>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>New World squashes and pumpkins appear
in very late 16th Century paintings.<br>
Campi's The Fruit Seller (about 1580) displays two or three varieties
which<br>
suggests that they were being marketed, at least in Italy.  A
number of<br>
Italian painters included them in still lifes dating from about 1570
to</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>1620.</blockquote>
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<div>According to Whittaker (I think),<font face="Times"
color="#000000"> what appears to be a field pumpkin is illustrated in
1560</font>.</div>
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<div><font face="Times" size="-1" color="#000000">Whitaker, Thomas
W., "American Origin of the Cultivated Cucurbits,"<i>
Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden</i>, 1947.</font></div>
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<div>I don't know where the illustration is, however, and don't have
a copy of the article at hand.</div>

<div>-- <br>
David Friedman<br>
Professor of Law<br>
Santa Clara University<br>
ddfr at best.com<br>
http://www.daviddfriedman.com/</div>
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