Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Pears · USDA pomological watercolour

Napoleon Pear

Historical USDA watercolour of the Napoleon Pear pear, painted c.1886–1942

Napoleon 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 New York, Monroe, Rochester, painted by Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarNapoleon
SpeciesPyrus communis
Common fruitPear
Artist(s)Heiges, Bertha
Specimen originNew York, Monroe, Rochester
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00006930.

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