Plums · USDA pomological watercolour
Chabot Plum
Chabot Plum 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 West Virginia, Upshur, French Creek; Maryland, Prince Georges, College Park, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Chabot |
|---|---|
| Species | Prunus domestica |
| Common fruit | Plum |
| Painted | 1840–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Schutt, Ellen Isham |
| Specimen origin | West Virginia, Upshur, French Creek; Maryland, Prince Georges, College Park |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00004852, POM00004853.
