Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour

Oliver Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the Oliver Peach peach, painted 1873–1882

Oliver 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 United States, painted by Schutt, Ellen Isham, Lower, Elsie E. b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarOliver
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Painted1873–1882
Artist(s)Schutt, Ellen Isham, Lower, Elsie E. b.
Specimen originUnited States
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00005742, POM00005791.

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