Pears · USDA pomological watercolour
Easter Pear
Easter 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, Monterey, Monterey; New York, Monroe, Rochester, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Easter |
|---|---|
| Species | Pyrus communis |
| Common fruit | Pear |
| Painted | 1860 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | California, Monterey, Monterey; New York, Monroe, Rochester |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00006974, POM00006975.
