Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour

Gold Mine Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the Gold Mine Peach peach, painted 1875

Gold Mine 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 California, Butte, Chico, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarGold Mine
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Painted1875
Artist(s)Steadman, Royal Charles b.
Specimen originCalifornia, Butte, Chico
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00005712.

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