Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
American Beauty Apple
American Beauty Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 4 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Canada, Trenton; Michigan, Berrien, Benton Harbor; Virginia, Pulaski, Dublin, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira, Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | American Beauty |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira, Schutt, Ellen Isham |
| Specimen origin | Canada, Trenton; Michigan, Berrien, Benton Harbor; Virginia, Pulaski, Dublin; New York, Monroe, Rochester |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 4 |
All 4 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001345, POM00001346, POM00001347, POM00001348.
