Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour

Bell Favorite Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the Bell Favorite Peach peach, painted 1840

Bell Favorite Peach is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. A watercolour study of it survives in the collection, with specimens recorded from Maryland, Caroline, Denton, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarBell Favorite
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Painted1840
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originMaryland, Caroline, Denton
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00005172.

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