Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour
Kent Peach
Kent 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 Georgia, Richmond, Augusta; Georgia, Hancock, Mayfield, painted by Thompson, Harriet L., Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Kent |
|---|---|
| Species | Prunus persica |
| Common fruit | Peach |
| Painted | 1873 |
| Artist(s) | Thompson, Harriet L., Schutt, Ellen Isham |
| Specimen origin | Georgia, Richmond, Augusta; Georgia, Hancock, Mayfield |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00005848, POM00005849.
