Roberta Cowing

Roberta Cowing Throckmorton (October 1860 - July 31, 1924) was an American artist, employed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

The collection includes paintings of Prunus salicina (Japanese plum), Pyrus communis (pears), and Rubus (brambles).

[3][4][5] She made illustrations of plants collected in an 1891 botanical survey of Death Valley; the work was published in an educational journal.

[7] Today, Cowing's work can be found in Carnegie Mellon University's Catalogue of the Botanical Art Collection at the Hunt Institute: Public Domain Images, as well as in several USDA government publications: Cowing was active in Washington, D.C. from 1887 to 1920.

Washington, D.C.[13] Roberta Cowing married Ernest Throckmorton at her parents' residence, on December 27, 1892.