Pears · USDA pomological watercolour
Winter Bartlett Pear
Winter Bartlett Pear is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 4 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from California, Fresno, Fresno; Oregon, Lane, Eugene; Michigan, Benzie, Elberta, painted by Heiges, Bertha, Schutt, Ellen Isham, Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Winter Bartlett |
|---|---|
| Species | Pyrus communis |
| Common fruit | Pear |
| Painted | 1873 |
| Artist(s) | Heiges, Bertha, Schutt, Ellen Isham, Arnold, Mary Daisy |
| Specimen origin | California, Fresno, Fresno; Oregon, Lane, Eugene; Michigan, Benzie, Elberta |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 4 |
All 4 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00007179, POM00007180, POM00007183, POM00007184.
