Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Pears · USDA pomological watercolour

White Doyenne Pear

Historical USDA watercolour of the White Doyenne Pear pear, painted 1840–1860

White Doyenne 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 Indiana, Putnam, Greencastle; New York, Ontario, Geneva, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarWhite Doyenne
SpeciesPyrus communis
Common fruitPear
Painted1840–1860
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira
Specimen originIndiana, Putnam, Greencastle; New York, Ontario, Geneva
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00007205, POM00007206.

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