Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour

Eclipse Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the Eclipse Peach peach, painted 1872–1873

Eclipse 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 Maryland, Prince Georges, Beltsville, painted by Shull, James Marion, Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarEclipse
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Painted1872–1873
Artist(s)Shull, James Marion, Arnold, Mary Daisy
Specimen originMaryland, Prince Georges, Beltsville
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00005224, POM00005225.

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