Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Lady Apple
Lady Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 4 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Virginia, Nelson, Massies Mill; Nevada, Washoe, Franktown; Maryland, Kent, Chestertown, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Lady |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840 |
| Artist(s) | Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Heiges, Bertha |
| Specimen origin | Virginia, Nelson, Massies Mill; Nevada, Washoe, Franktown; Maryland, Kent, Chestertown; Michigan, Ingham |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 4 |
All 4 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002454, POM00002455, POM00002456, POM00003585.
