Persimmons · USDA pomological watercolour
Triumph Persimmon
Triumph Persimmon 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 Florida, Baker, Glen Saint Mary; Virginia, Russell, Smithfield; Florida, Columbia, Lake City, painted by Schutt, Ellen Isham, Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Triumph |
|---|---|
| Species | Diospyros |
| Common fruit | Persimmon |
| Painted | 1860–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Schutt, Ellen Isham, Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | Florida, Baker, Glen Saint Mary; Virginia, Russell, Smithfield; Florida, Columbia, Lake City |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 4 |
All 4 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001144, POM00001145, POM00001146, POM00001147.
