Pears · USDA pomological watercolour
Easter Beurre Pear
Easter Beurre Pear is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 5 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Oregon, Jackson, Medford; California, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale; California, Santa Clara, San Jose, painted by Schutt, Ellen Isham, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Easter Beurre |
|---|---|
| Species | Pyrus communis |
| Common fruit | Pear |
| Painted | 1872–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Schutt, Ellen Isham, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Steadman, Royal Charles b., Krieger, L.C.C. (Louis Charles Christopher) |
| Specimen origin | Oregon, Jackson, Medford; California, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale; California, Santa Clara, San Jose; Oregon, Hood River, Hood River |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 5 |
All 5 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00006677, POM00006978, POM00006979, POM00006980, POM00006981.
