Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

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Joan Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Joan Apple apple, painted 1873

Joan 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 Iowa, Story, Ames; Maryland, Prince Georges, Beltsville, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarJoan
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1873
Artist(s)Arnold, Mary Daisy
Specimen originIowa, Story, Ames; Maryland, Prince Georges, Beltsville
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002553, POM00002554.

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