Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour

Sunrise Peach

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

Sunrise 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, with specimens recorded from West Virginia, Morgan, Paw Paw, painted by Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarSunrise
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Artist(s)Heiges, Bertha
Specimen originWest Virginia, Morgan, Paw Paw
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00005554.

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