Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour
Briggs Red May Peach
Briggs Red May Peach is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 2 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Virginia, Arlington; West Virginia, Morgan, Paw Paw, painted by Schutt, Ellen Isham, Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Briggs Red May |
|---|---|
| Species | Prunus persica |
| Common fruit | Peach |
| Painted | 1840–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Schutt, Ellen Isham, Passmore, Deborah Griscom |
| Specimen origin | Virginia, Arlington; West Virginia, Morgan, Paw Paw |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00005200, POM00005201.
