Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour

Fannie Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the Fannie Peach peach, painted 1882

Fannie Peach is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. A watercolour study of it survives in the collection, with specimens recorded from Pennsylvania, Lehigh, Allentown, painted by Lower, Elsie E. b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarFannie
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Painted1882
Artist(s)Lower, Elsie E. b.
Specimen originPennsylvania, Lehigh, Allentown
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00005394.

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