Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Pears · USDA pomological watercolour

Frederick Clapp Pear

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

Frederick Clapp 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 North Carolina, Cumberland, Fayetteville; New York, Ontario, Geneva, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarFrederick Clapp
SpeciesPyrus communis
Common fruitPear
Painted1840–1860
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira
Specimen originNorth Carolina, Cumberland, Fayetteville; New York, Ontario, Geneva
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00007003, POM00007004.

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