Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Apples · USDA pomological watercolour

Gelato Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Gelato Apple apple, painted c.1886–1942

Gelato Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. A watercolour study of it survives in the collection, painted by Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarGelato
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Artist(s)Heiges, Bertha
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00002400.

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