Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour

Number 33-23 Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the Number 33-23 Peach peach, painted c.1886–1942

Number 33-23 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, Santa Clara, Palo Alto, painted by Thompson, Harriet L.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarNumber 33-23
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Artist(s)Thompson, Harriet L.
Specimen originCalifornia, Santa Clara, Palo Alto
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00005732.

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