Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Pears · USDA pomological watercolour

Worden Seckel Pear

Historical USDA watercolour of the Worden Seckel Pear pear, painted 1873–1875

Worden Seckel 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 Michigan, Van Buren, South Haven; Kentucky, Graves, Farmington, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b., Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarWorden Seckel
SpeciesPyrus communis
Common fruitPear
Painted1873–1875
Artist(s)Steadman, Royal Charles b., Arnold, Mary Daisy
Specimen originMichigan, Van Buren, South Haven; Kentucky, Graves, Farmington
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00007210, POM00007211.

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