Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Apples · USDA pomological watercolour

Foote Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Foote Apple apple, painted 1875

Foote 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 New Jersey, Hunterdon, Sergeantsville; Virginia, Arlington, painted by Heiges, Bertha, Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarFoote
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1875
Artist(s)Heiges, Bertha, Steadman, Royal Charles b.
Specimen originNew Jersey, Hunterdon, Sergeantsville; Virginia, Arlington
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002318, POM00002319.

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