Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Early Ripe Apple
Early Ripe Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 5 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Maryland, Prince Georges, College Park; Delaware, Kent, Magnolia; Virginia, Arlington, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b., Lower, Elsie E. b., Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Early Ripe |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1873–1882 |
| Artist(s) | Steadman, Royal Charles b., Lower, Elsie E. b., Schutt, Ellen Isham |
| Specimen origin | Maryland, Prince Georges, College Park; Delaware, Kent, Magnolia; Virginia, Arlington; Michigan, Van Buren, South Haven |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 5 |
All 5 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001818, POM00001819, POM00001850, POM00002107, POM00002108.
