Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Apples · USDA pomological watercolour

Bloomfield Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Bloomfield Apple apple, painted 1840–1875

Bloomfield 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 Virginia, Arlington; Maryland, Montgomery, Sandy Spring; Maryland, Montgomery, Spencerville, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b., Newton, Amanda Almira, Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarBloomfield
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1840–1875
Artist(s)Steadman, Royal Charles b., Newton, Amanda Almira, Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originVirginia, Arlington; Maryland, Montgomery, Sandy Spring; Maryland, Montgomery, Spencerville
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates3

All 3 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001635, POM00001636, POM00001637.

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