Pears · USDA pomological watercolour
Onondaga Pear
Onondaga 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 Delaware, New Castle, Faulkland; Connecticut, Fairfield, Rowayton, painted by Schutt, Ellen Isham, Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Onondaga |
|---|---|
| Species | Pyrus communis |
| Common fruit | Pear |
| Painted | 1860–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Schutt, Ellen Isham, Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | Delaware, New Castle, Faulkland; Connecticut, Fairfield, Rowayton |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00007200, POM00007201.
