Half-framed Russell Peach antique lithograph. Passmore c1911

by Passmore, Deborah Grisscom

Whole and Half Peach antique print by Passmore.

Original colour-printed lithograph by Deborah Griscom Passmore (1840-1911) for the Yearbook of the United States Department of Agriculture, published in New York in 1911 by The Sackett & Wilhelms Co. Passmore received a strict Quaker education prior to moving from Delaware to study at the School of Design and Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia. She was a skilled botanical artist who worked for the United States Department of Agriculture Division of Pomology for 19 years.

Before the widespread use of photography, between 1897 and 1925, artists were employed to create watercolours and lithographs of fruit and vegetables that were growing in the U.S.  Yearbooks were published with these charming illustrations to their cultivation. As there was not a large number published they are rarely seen today.

In fine condition, measuring 23 x 14cm (9 x 5.5 inches). It is half-framed with antique-white conservation ragmat, and covered with cellophane for presentation and protection - like "Champion Peach", above. External measurement is 340 x 255mm (13 3/8 x 10 inches). (Scanning through cellophane produces reflection, but please email if you would like a scan.)