Pears · USDA pomological watercolour
Deweys Premium Pear
Deweys Premium Pear 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 Maryland, Prince Georges, College Park; Virginia, Richmond, painted by Heiges, Bertha, Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Deweys Premium |
|---|---|
| Species | Pyrus communis |
| Common fruit | Pear |
| Painted | 1873 |
| Artist(s) | Heiges, Bertha, Schutt, Ellen Isham |
| Specimen origin | Maryland, Prince Georges, College Park; Virginia, Richmond |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 3 |
All 3 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00006948, POM00006949, POM00006950.
