Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour
Carpenters Cling Peach
Carpenters Cling 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, painted by Lower, Elsie E. b., Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Carpenters Cling |
|---|---|
| Species | Prunus persica |
| Common fruit | Peach |
| Painted | 1873–1882 |
| Artist(s) | Lower, Elsie E. b., Schutt, Ellen Isham |
| Specimen origin | Virginia, Arlington |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00005255, POM00005257.
