Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Pears · USDA pomological watercolour

Kieffer Most Green Pear

Historical USDA watercolour of the Kieffer Most Green Pear pear, painted c.1886–1942

Kieffer Most Green Pear is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. A watercolour study of it survives in the collection, with specimens recorded from Maryland, Anne Arundel, painted by Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarKieffer Most Green
SpeciesPyrus communis
Common fruitPear
Artist(s)Heiges, Bertha
Specimen originMaryland, Anne Arundel
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00007330.

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