Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Bentley Sweet Apple
Bentley Sweet Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 6 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Virginia, Arlington; Indiana, Clay, Knightsville; Illinois, Schuyler, Wayland, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b., Arnold, Mary Daisy, Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Bentley Sweet |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Steadman, Royal Charles b., Arnold, Mary Daisy, Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Schutt, Ellen Isham |
| Specimen origin | Virginia, Arlington; Indiana, Clay, Knightsville; Illinois, Schuyler, Wayland |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 6 |
All 6 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001547, POM00001548, POM00001549, POM00001550, POM00001589, POM00001592.
