Plums · USDA pomological watercolour
Paisley Plum
Paisley Plum is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. A watercolour study of it survives in the collection, with specimens recorded from Indiana, Fountain, Rob Roy, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Paisley |
|---|---|
| Species | Prunus domestica |
| Common fruit | Plum |
| Painted | 1840 |
| Artist(s) | Passmore, Deborah Griscom |
| Specimen origin | Indiana, Fountain, Rob Roy |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 1 |
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004843.
