Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Keeper Apple
Keeper 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 Canada, Trenton; Virginia, Arlington; Kansas, Dickinson, Abilene, painted by Schutt, Ellen Isham, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Keeper |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Schutt, Ellen Isham, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Steadman, Royal Charles b., Passmore, Deborah Griscom |
| Specimen origin | Canada, Trenton; Virginia, Arlington; Kansas, Dickinson, Abilene |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 5 |
All 5 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002621, POM00002622, POM00002623, POM00002624, POM00002625.
