Duchess de Bourdeaux Pear
Duchess de Bourdeaux Pear (Pyrus communis) — USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection · Deborah Griscom Passmore · 1898.
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Where it works
Passmore's 1898 Duchess de Bourdeaux from Spokane is a round gold pear with a russet-orange cheek and a long curved stem, halved below to white flesh. The gold suits a dining room with oak furniture at 12×18, beside Steadman's later Duchesse Bordeaux.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Vintage botanical watercolour
- Era
- 1886–1942 (USDA watercolours)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- gold, ochre, white
- Mood
- warm, nostalgic
- Rooms
- dining room
- Good gift for
- cooks
Size. We'd hang this one at 12×18. Prints at 12×18, 16×24 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway.
Framing. The label ground is its own mat: a slim black or natural wood frame, no extra mat.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other kitchen prints (10% off three or more).
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