Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Givens Apple
Givens Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 6 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Arkansas, Benton, Bentonville; Delaware, Kent, Camden; Texas, Grayson, Denison, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira, Heiges, Bertha, Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Givens |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1860–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira, Heiges, Bertha, Schutt, Ellen Isham, Arnold, Mary Daisy |
| Specimen origin | Arkansas, Benton, Bentonville; Delaware, Kent, Camden; Texas, Grayson, Denison |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 6 |
All 6 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000110, POM00002220, POM00002221, POM00002222, POM00002223, POM00002224.
