Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Pears · USDA pomological watercolour

Ayer Pear

Historical USDA watercolour of the Ayer Pear pear, painted 1840–1860

Ayer Pear is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 4 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Kansas, Douglas, Lawrence; Kansas, Douglas, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarAyer
SpeciesPyrus communis
Common fruitPear
Painted1840–1860
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira
Specimen originKansas, Douglas, Lawrence; Kansas, Douglas
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates4

All 4 plates

Ayer Pear watercolour POM00006655Ayer Pear watercolour POM00006656Ayer Pear watercolour POM00006657Ayer Pear watercolour POM00006658

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00006655, POM00006656, POM00006657, POM00006658.

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