Pears · USDA pomological watercolour
Early Harvest Pear
Early Harvest Pear is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 3 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Kentucky, Mason, Maysville; Maryland, Baltimore Independent City, Baltimore, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Early Harvest |
|---|---|
| Species | Pyrus communis |
| Common fruit | Pear |
| Painted | 1840–1860 |
| Artist(s) | Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | Kentucky, Mason, Maysville; Maryland, Baltimore Independent City, Baltimore |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 3 |
All 3 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00006971, POM00006972, POM00006973.
