Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Early Harvest Apple
Early Harvest 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 Maryland, Prince Georges, College Park; Virginia, Arlington; Virginia, Greenwood, painted by Schutt, Ellen Isham, Steadman, Royal Charles b., Shull, James Marion. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Early Harvest |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1872–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Schutt, Ellen Isham, Steadman, Royal Charles b., Shull, James Marion |
| Specimen origin | Maryland, Prince Georges, College Park; Virginia, Arlington; Virginia, Greenwood |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 4 |
All 4 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001848, POM00002020, POM00002021, POM00003772.
