Pears · USDA pomological watercolour
Giffard Pear
Giffard 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 Maryland, Caroline, Denton; Michigan, Van Buren, South Haven, painted by Lower, Elsie E. b., Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Giffard |
|---|---|
| Species | Pyrus communis |
| Common fruit | Pear |
| Painted | 1873–1882 |
| Artist(s) | Lower, Elsie E. b., Arnold, Mary Daisy |
| Specimen origin | Maryland, Caroline, Denton; Michigan, Van Buren, South Haven |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00007013, POM00007014.
