Pears · USDA pomological watercolour
Nuns Thigh Pear
Nuns Thigh 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 Florida, Pinellas, Saint Petersburg, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b., Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Nuns Thigh |
|---|---|
| Species | Pyrus communis |
| Common fruit | Pear |
| Painted | 1873–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Steadman, Royal Charles b., Arnold, Mary Daisy |
| Specimen origin | Florida, Pinellas, Saint Petersburg |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00007196, POM00007197.
