Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour
Early Crawford Peach
Early Crawford Peach is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 4 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles; Maryland, Prince Georges, Beltsville; West Virginia, Morgan, Sleepy Creek, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Shull, James Marion. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Early Crawford |
|---|---|
| Species | Prunus persica |
| Common fruit | Peach |
| Painted | 1840–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Shull, James Marion |
| Specimen origin | California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles; Maryland, Prince Georges, Beltsville; West Virginia, Morgan, Sleepy Creek; California |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 4 |
All 4 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00005354, POM00005356, POM00006050, POM00006052.
