Plums · USDA pomological watercolour
Bartlett Plum
Bartlett Plum is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 3 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from California, Sonoma, Santa Rosa; Maryland, Prince Georges, College Park; Texas, Travis, Austin, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Bartlett |
|---|---|
| Species | Prunus domestica |
| Common fruit | Plum |
| Painted | 1840–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Heiges, Bertha |
| Specimen origin | California, Sonoma, Santa Rosa; Maryland, Prince Georges, College Park; Texas, Travis, Austin |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 3 |
All 3 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00004743, POM00004744, POM00004745.
