Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour

Switzerland Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the Switzerland Peach peach, painted 1873–1882

Switzerland 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.

CultivarSwitzerland
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Painted1873–1882
Artist(s)Lower, Elsie E. b., Schutt, Ellen Isham
Specimen originVirginia, Arlington
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00005558, POM00005559.

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