Pears · USDA pomological watercolour
Douglas Pear
Douglas 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 Kansas, Douglas, Lawrence, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira, Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Douglas |
|---|---|
| Species | Pyrus communis |
| Common fruit | Pear |
| Painted | 1860–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira, Schutt, Ellen Isham |
| Specimen origin | Kansas, Douglas, Lawrence |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 3 |
All 3 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00006953, POM00006954, POM00006955.
