Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

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Belle Angevine Pear

Historical USDA watercolour of the Belle Angevine Pear pear, painted 1840

Belle Angevine Pear 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 France, Fleury-sous-Meudon, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarBelle Angevine
SpeciesPyrus communis
Common fruitPear
Painted1840
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originFrance, Fleury-sous-Meudon
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00006761, POM00006762.

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