Gans Plate VII

9" H x 5.5" W
Gans (Pear)
Plate VII
 
A vintage chromolithograph of a botanical illustration, "Gans" pear variety from Plate VII of the Report of Pomologist: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture 1891.
 
Commissioned by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Division of Pomology between 1886 and 1942. Government artists documented fruit and nut varieties introduced by growers and plant explorers. They served as the primary scientific, baseline records for American horticulture before high-quality color photography existed.