Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Apples · USDA pomological watercolour

Calvilla di San Salvatore Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Calvilla di San Salvatore Apple apple, painted c.1886–1942

Calvilla di San Salvatore Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. A watercolour study of it survives in the collection. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarCalvilla di San Salvatore
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004087.

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