Pears · USDA pomological watercolour
Lucy Duke Pear
Lucy Duke 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 New York, Ontario, Geneva; New York, Monroe, Rochester, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy, Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Lucy Duke |
|---|---|
| Species | Pyrus communis |
| Common fruit | Pear |
| Painted | 1873 |
| Artist(s) | Arnold, Mary Daisy, Heiges, Bertha |
| Specimen origin | New York, Ontario, Geneva; New York, Monroe, Rochester |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00007122, POM00007123.
