Plums · USDA pomological watercolour
Grand Duke Plum
Grand Duke Plum 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 California, Placer, Newcastle; Michigan, Van Buren, South Haven, painted by Krieger, L.C.C. (Louis Charles Christopher), Arnold, Mary Daisy, Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Grand Duke |
|---|---|
| Species | Prunus domestica |
| Common fruit | Plum |
| Painted | 1840–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Krieger, L.C.C. (Louis Charles Christopher), Arnold, Mary Daisy, Passmore, Deborah Griscom |
| Specimen origin | California, Placer, Newcastle; 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: POM00004811, POM00004812, POM00004899.
