Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour

Carson Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the Carson Peach peach, painted 1873

Carson Peach is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. A watercolour study of it survives in the collection, with specimens recorded from Georgia, Richmond, Augusta, painted by Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarCarson
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Painted1873
Artist(s)Schutt, Ellen Isham
Specimen originGeorgia, Richmond, Augusta
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00005259.

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