Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour

Stump Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the Stump Peach peach, painted 1860–1873

Stump Peach is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 3 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Maryland, Prince Georges, Beltsville; Virginia, Arlington, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy, Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarStump
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Painted1860–1873
Artist(s)Arnold, Mary Daisy, Newton, Amanda Almira
Specimen originMaryland, Prince Georges, Beltsville; Virginia, Arlington
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates3

All 3 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00005542, POM00005543, POM00005544.

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