Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Limbertwig Apple
Limbertwig Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 6 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from North Carolina, Wilkes, Oakwoods; North Carolina, Wake, Raleigh; Delaware, Kent, Magnolia, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b., Arnold, Mary Daisy, Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Limbertwig |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1860–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Steadman, Royal Charles b., Arnold, Mary Daisy, Newton, Amanda Almira, Schutt, Ellen Isham |
| Specimen origin | North Carolina, Wilkes, Oakwoods; North Carolina, Wake, Raleigh; Delaware, Kent, Magnolia; Oregon, Hood River, Hood River |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 6 |
All 6 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001948, POM00001949, POM00001950, POM00001951, POM00001952, POM00004040.
