Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour

Dewey Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the Dewey Peach peach, painted 1873

Dewey Peach is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 3 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Virginia, Arlington; Maryland, Prince Georges, Beltsville, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarDewey
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Painted1873
Artist(s)Arnold, Mary Daisy
Specimen originVirginia, Arlington; Maryland, Prince Georges, Beltsville
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates3

All 3 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00005328, POM00005329, POM00005330.

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