Pears · USDA pomological watercolour
Bartlett Pear
The Bartlett (known in Europe as the Williams pear) was raised in England in the late 1700s and spread across North America in the 19th century, where it became the dominant commercial pear. Bell-shaped, with smooth skin ripening from green to golden yellow, it has sweet, fine-grained, buttery flesh and a pronounced aroma — equally suited to fresh eating and canning.
| Cultivar | Bartlett |
|---|---|
| Species | Pyrus communis |
| Common fruit | Pear |
| Painted | 1840–1872 |
| Artist(s) | Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira, Heiges, Bertha, Shull, James Marion |
| Specimen origin | New York, Erie, Buffalo; United States; Idaho, Washington, Weiser; New York |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 16 |
All 16 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00006896, POM00006897, POM00006898, POM00006899, POM00006900, POM00007291, POM00007295, POM00007297, POM00007301, POM00007302, POM00007318, POM00007336, POM00007338, POM00007339, POM00007343, POM00007344.
