Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Cotter Apple
Cotter 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 Arkansas, Marion, Yellville; Arkansas, Baxter, Cotter; Arkansas, Baxter, painted by Lower, Elsie E. b., Heiges, Bertha, Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Cotter |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1882 |
| Artist(s) | Lower, Elsie E. b., Heiges, Bertha, Passmore, Deborah Griscom |
| Specimen origin | Arkansas, Marion, Yellville; Arkansas, Baxter, Cotter; Arkansas, Baxter |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 4 |
All 4 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001831, POM00001832, POM00001833, POM00001834.
