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Apples · USDA pomological watercolour

Kentucky Red Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Kentucky Red Apple apple, painted 1860–1875

Kentucky Red Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 3 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Virginia, Arlington; Indiana, Lawrence, Mitchell, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy, Newton, Amanda Almira, Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarKentucky Red
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1860–1875
Artist(s)Arnold, Mary Daisy, Newton, Amanda Almira, Steadman, Royal Charles b.
Specimen originVirginia, Arlington; Indiana, Lawrence, Mitchell
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates3

All 3 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000830, POM00001935, POM00001936.

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