Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour

Kette Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the Kette Peach peach, painted c.1886–1942

Kette 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. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarKette
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00005850.

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