Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour

Roberta Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the Roberta Peach peach, painted c.1886–1942

Roberta 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 United States, painted by Müller, Frank. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarRoberta
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Artist(s)Müller, Frank
Specimen originUnited States
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00005898.

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