Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour
Sneed Peach
Sneed Peach is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 3 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Virginia, Arlington; Tennessee, Dyer, Dyersburg; Tennessee, Midway, painted by Lower, Elsie E. b., Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Sneed |
|---|---|
| Species | Prunus persica |
| Common fruit | Peach |
| Painted | 1840–1882 |
| Artist(s) | Lower, Elsie E. b., Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Schutt, Ellen Isham |
| Specimen origin | Virginia, Arlington; Tennessee, Dyer, Dyersburg; Tennessee, Midway |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 3 |
All 3 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00005955, POM00005956, POM00005957.
