Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Pears · USDA pomological watercolour

Spina del Carpio Pear

Historical USDA watercolour of the Spina del Carpio Pear pear, painted c.1886–1942

Spina del Carpio Pear is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. A watercolour study of it survives in the collection, painted by Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarSpina del Carpio
SpeciesPyrus communis
Common fruitPear
Artist(s)Heiges, Bertha
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00006918.

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