Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Apples · USDA pomological watercolour

Champion Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Champion Apple apple, painted 1840

Champion 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 Missouri, Pike, Louisiana; Iowa, Madison, Peru, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarChampion
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1840
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Heiges, Bertha
Specimen originMissouri, Pike, Louisiana; Iowa, Madison, Peru
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates3

All 3 plates

Champion Apple watercolour POM00001782Champion Apple watercolour POM00001784Champion Apple watercolour POM00001788

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001782, POM00001784, POM00001788.

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