Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour

Princess of Wales Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the Princess of Wales Peach peach, painted 1840–1873

Princess of Wales 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 United States, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarPrincess of Wales
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Painted1840–1873
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Arnold, Mary Daisy
Specimen originUnited States
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00005616, POM00005617.

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