Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Black Oxford Apple
Black Oxford 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 Maine, Cumberland, North Bridgton; Maine, Androscoggin, Greene; Iowa, Polk, Des Moines, painted by Heiges, Bertha, Newton, Amanda Almira, Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Black Oxford |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Heiges, Bertha, Newton, Amanda Almira, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Passmore, Deborah Griscom |
| Specimen origin | Maine, Cumberland, North Bridgton; Maine, Androscoggin, Greene; Iowa, Polk, Des Moines |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 4 |
All 4 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001387, POM00001388, POM00001389, POM00001390.
