Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour

May Black Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the May Black Peach peach, painted 1873

May Black 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 Texas, Donley, Clarendon, painted by Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarMay Black
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Painted1873
Artist(s)Schutt, Ellen Isham
Specimen originTexas, Donley, Clarendon
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00005653.

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