Quinces · USDA pomological watercolour
Pineapple Quince
Pineapple Quince 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 New York, Germantown; California, Sonoma, Santa Rosa, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b., Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Pineapple |
|---|---|
| Species | Cydonia oblonga |
| Common fruit | Quince |
| Painted | 1875 |
| Artist(s) | Steadman, Royal Charles b., Heiges, Bertha |
| Specimen origin | New York, Germantown; California, Sonoma, Santa Rosa |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 3 |
All 3 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000016, POM00001290, POM00001291.
