Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour

Connett Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the Connett Peach peach, painted 1840

Connett 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 Michigan, Van Buren, South Haven; West Virginia, Morgan, Paw Paw, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarConnett
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Painted1840
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Heiges, Bertha
Specimen originMichigan, Van Buren, South Haven; West Virginia, Morgan, Paw Paw
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00005300, POM00005301.

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