Item HCO/1/2/3 - Cherries

Extent: 1 painting

Framed painting of cherries: 21 different coloured cherries (shades of white, green, orange, yellow, pink, red. black) on individual white card (approx 9 x5 cm) glued onto buff coloured paper. Inscribed 'Paintings by H C Ostersock' (bottom, right). Wood frame (47.5 x 38.5 cm). No date. The cherries are grouped into 4 types labelled: 'Black varieties of cherries' containing 4 black cherries labelled 'Blk Eagle', 'Jaboulay', 'Early Rivers' and 'Bg d'Schrecken'; 'White varieties of cherries' containing 6 cherries labelled 'Florence', Bg. Napolean', 'Emp. Francis', 'Elton', Ludwigs Bg.' and 'Stark's Gold'; 'Seedless from black crossed black' containing 8 cherries labelled ''404', '42', '427', '121', '138', '51' and '220'; 'Seedlings from whiote crossed white' containing 3 cherries labelled '168', '208' and '206'.