Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Plums · USDA pomological watercolour

Pasha Plum

Historical USDA watercolour of the Pasha Plum plum, painted c.1886–1942

Pasha 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 California, Solano, Vacaville, painted by Thompson, Harriet L.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarPasha
SpeciesPrunus domestica
Common fruitPlum
Artist(s)Thompson, Harriet L.
Specimen originCalifornia, Solano, Vacaville
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00004847, POM00004848.

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