Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Bay State Apple
Bay State Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 3 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Massachusetts, Hampshire, Belchertown; Massachusetts, Hampshire, Amherst, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy, Newton, Amanda Almira, Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Bay State |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1860–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Arnold, Mary Daisy, Newton, Amanda Almira, Schutt, Ellen Isham |
| Specimen origin | Massachusetts, Hampshire, Belchertown; Massachusetts, Hampshire, Amherst |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 3 |
All 3 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001451, POM00001452, POM00001453.
