Duhamel du Monceau Pear
Duhamel du Monceau Pear (Pyrus communis) — USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection · Deborah Griscom Passmore · 1896.
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Where it works
Passmore's 1896 Duhamel du Monceau is a round gold pear mottled with russet, on a short dark stem, halved below to white flesh and a dark seed. The warm gold suits a farmhouse kitchen at 12×18 in natural wood, beside Dewey's Premium.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Vintage botanical watercolour
- Era
- 1886–1942 (USDA watercolours)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- gold, ochre, white
- Mood
- warm, earthy
- Rooms
- kitchen
- 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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