Pears · USDA pomological watercolour
Clapps Favorite Pear
Clapps Favorite Pear is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 5 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from New York, Monroe, Rochester; California, Santa Clara, Palo Alto; Michigan, Van Buren, South Haven, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira, Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Clapps Favorite |
|---|---|
| Species | Pyrus communis |
| Common fruit | Pear |
| Painted | 1860–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira, Steadman, Royal Charles b. |
| Specimen origin | New York, Monroe, Rochester; California, Santa Clara, Palo Alto; Michigan, Van Buren, South Haven |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 5 |
All 5 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00006789, POM00006790, POM00006791, POM00006792, POM00006793.
