Pears · USDA pomological watercolour
Early Bartlett Pear
Early Bartlett 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 California, Sacramento, Sacramento, painted by Shull, James Marion. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Early Bartlett |
|---|---|
| Species | Pyrus communis |
| Common fruit | Pear |
| Painted | 1872 |
| Artist(s) | Shull, James Marion |
| Specimen origin | California, Sacramento, Sacramento |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00006510, POM00006970.
