Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Apples · USDA pomological watercolour

Crimson Beauty Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Crimson Beauty Apple apple, painted 1860–1875

Crimson Beauty Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 2 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Delaware, Kent, Woodside; Virginia, Albemarle, Crozet, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b., Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarCrimson Beauty
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1860–1875
Artist(s)Steadman, Royal Charles b., Newton, Amanda Almira
Specimen originDelaware, Kent, Woodside; Virginia, Albemarle, Crozet
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001862, POM00002518.

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