Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Early Strawberry Apple
Early Strawberry 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 Virginia, Arlington; Maryland, Harford, Benson; Delaware, Kent, Woodside, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira, Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Early Strawberry |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira, Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Arnold, Mary Daisy |
| Specimen origin | Virginia, Arlington; Maryland, Harford, Benson; Delaware, Kent, Woodside |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 5 |
All 5 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002110, POM00002111, POM00002112, POM00002113, POM00002114.
