Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour
Quality Peach
Quality 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, Caroline, Denton, painted by Prestele, William Henry, Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Quality |
|---|---|
| Species | Prunus persica |
| Common fruit | Peach |
| Painted | 1838 |
| Artist(s) | Prestele, William Henry, Heiges, Bertha |
| Specimen origin | Maryland, Caroline, Denton |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00005413, POM00005414.
