Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour

World Beater Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the World Beater Peach peach, painted 1840

World Beater 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 Delaware, Kent, Felton; Delaware, Kent, Woodside, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarWorld Beater
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Painted1840
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originDelaware, Kent, Felton; Delaware, Kent, Woodside
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00005840, POM00005841.

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