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Vicar of Winkfield Pear

Historical USDA watercolour of the Vicar of Winkfield Pear pear, painted 1875

Vicar of Winkfield 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 Michigan, Van Buren, South Haven, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarVicar of Winkfield
SpeciesPyrus communis
Common fruitPear
Painted1875
Artist(s)Steadman, Royal Charles b.
Specimen originMichigan, Van Buren, South Haven
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000078, POM00007091.

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