Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour

Connecticut Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the Connecticut Peach peach, painted 1840–1873

Connecticut 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 Iowa, Iowa, Williamsburg, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarConnecticut
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Painted1840–1873
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Schutt, Ellen Isham
Specimen originIowa, Iowa, Williamsburg
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000001, POM00005299.

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