Plums · USDA pomological watercolour
Winter Damson Plum
Winter Damson 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 New York, Orange, Newburgh, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Winter Damson |
|---|---|
| Species | Prunus domestica |
| Common fruit | Plum |
| Painted | 1840 |
| Artist(s) | Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Heiges, Bertha |
| Specimen origin | New York, Orange, Newburgh |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00005006, POM00005007.
