Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour

Reeves Favorite Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the Reeves Favorite Peach peach, painted 1840–1860

Reeves Favorite 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, Prince Georges, Forestville; Virginia, Arlington, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarReeves Favorite
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Painted1840–1860
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira
Specimen originMaryland, Prince Georges, Forestville; Virginia, Arlington
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00005431, POM00005432.

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