Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Huntsman Apple
Huntsman 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 Ohio, Wayne, Wooster; West Virginia, Hampshire, Levels; Maryland, Frederick, Frederick, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b., Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Huntsman |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Steadman, Royal Charles b., Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Schutt, Ellen Isham, Arnold, Mary Daisy |
| Specimen origin | Ohio, Wayne, Wooster; West Virginia, Hampshire, Levels; Maryland, Frederick, Frederick; Iowa, Mills, Glenwood |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 6 |
All 6 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000026, POM00002386, POM00002387, POM00002388, POM00002389, POM00002390.
