Pears · USDA pomological watercolour
Tyson Pear
Tyson 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 Ohio, Preble, Camden; Michigan, Van Buren, South Haven, painted by Schutt, Ellen Isham, Steadman, Royal Charles b., Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Tyson |
|---|---|
| Species | Pyrus communis |
| Common fruit | Pear |
| Painted | 1873–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Schutt, Ellen Isham, Steadman, Royal Charles b., Arnold, Mary Daisy |
| Specimen origin | Ohio, Preble, Camden; Michigan, Van Buren, South Haven |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 3 |
All 3 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00007083, POM00007084, POM00007085.
