Pears · USDA pomological watercolour
Souvenir du Congress Pear
Souvenir du Congress Pear is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 4 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Oregon, Lake, Thomas; Washington, Clark, Vancouver; Texas, Kendall, Boerne, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira, Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Souvenir du Congress |
|---|---|
| Species | Pyrus communis |
| Common fruit | Pear |
| Painted | 1840–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira, Schutt, Ellen Isham |
| Specimen origin | Oregon, Lake, Thomas; Washington, Clark, Vancouver; Texas, Kendall, Boerne |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 4 |
All 4 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00007066, POM00007067, POM00007068, POM00007069.
