Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour

Fox Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the Fox Peach peach, painted 1873

Fox 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 Maryland, Prince Georges; Virginia, Arlington, painted by Heiges, Bertha, Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarFox
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Painted1873
Artist(s)Heiges, Bertha, Arnold, Mary Daisy
Specimen originMaryland, Prince Georges; Virginia, Arlington
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00005087, POM00005088.

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