Pears · USDA pomological watercolour
Sand Pear
Sand 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 Virginia, Fairfax; Louisiana, Shreveport, painted by Shull, James Marion. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Sand |
|---|---|
| Species | Pyrus communis |
| Common fruit | Pear |
| Painted | 1872 |
| Artist(s) | Shull, James Marion |
| Specimen origin | Virginia, Fairfax; Louisiana, Shreveport |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00007044, POM00007335.
