Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Persimmons · USDA pomological watercolour

Godbey Persimmon

Historical USDA watercolour of the Godbey Persimmon persimmon, painted 1840–1875

Godbey Persimmon 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 Florida, Alachua, Waldo, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b., Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarGodbey
SpeciesDiospyros
Common fruitPersimmon
Painted1840–1875
Artist(s)Steadman, Royal Charles b., Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originFlorida, Alachua, Waldo
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001221, POM00001222.

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