Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Pears · USDA pomological watercolour

B.S. Fox Pear

Historical USDA watercolour of the B.S. Fox Pear pear, painted c.1886–1942

B.S. Fox Pear 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 New York, Monroe, Rochester, painted by Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarB.S. Fox
SpeciesPyrus communis
Common fruitPear
Artist(s)Heiges, Bertha
Specimen originNew York, Monroe, Rochester
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00006659, POM00006660.

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