Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Quinces · USDA pomological watercolour

Chinese Quince

Historical USDA watercolour of the Chinese Quince quince, painted 1840

Chinese Quince 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 Michigan, Lenawee, Adrian, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarChinese
SpeciesCydonia oblonga
Common fruitQuince
Painted1840
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originMichigan, Lenawee, Adrian
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001124, POM00001287.

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