Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Apples · USDA pomological watercolour

Family Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Family Apple apple, painted 1860

Family 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 Virginia, Arlington, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarFamily
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1860
Artist(s)Newton, Amanda Almira
Specimen originVirginia, Arlington
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002286, POM00002288.

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