Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour

Early Toledo Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the Early Toledo Peach peach, painted 1860–1882

Early Toledo Peach 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 Virginia, Arlington, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira, Lower, Elsie E. b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarEarly Toledo
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Painted1860–1882
Artist(s)Newton, Amanda Almira, Lower, Elsie E. b.
Specimen originVirginia, Arlington
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00005787, POM00005788.

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