Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour
Shipleys Late Peach
Shipleys Late 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 Virginia, Arlington, painted by Lower, Elsie E. b., Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Shipleys Late |
|---|---|
| Species | Prunus persica |
| Common fruit | Peach |
| Painted | 1873–1882 |
| Artist(s) | Lower, Elsie E. b., Schutt, Ellen Isham |
| Specimen origin | Virginia, Arlington |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00005940, POM00005941.
