Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Jewetts Red Apple
Jewetts Red Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 5 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Maine, Oxford, Waterford; Maine, Cumberland, North Bridgton; Vermont, Orange, East Corinth, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b., Heiges, Bertha, Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Jewetts Red |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1873–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Steadman, Royal Charles b., Heiges, Bertha, Arnold, Mary Daisy |
| Specimen origin | Maine, Oxford, Waterford; Maine, Cumberland, North Bridgton; Vermont, Orange, East Corinth; Maine, Hancock, East Orland |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 5 |
All 5 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002548, POM00002549, POM00002550, POM00002551, POM00002552.
