Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Mann Apple
Mann Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 8 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Ohio, Wayne, Wooster; Indiana, Allen, Middletown; New York, Niagara, Barker, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b., Schutt, Ellen Isham, Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Mann |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Steadman, Royal Charles b., Schutt, Ellen Isham, Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Arnold, Mary Daisy |
| Specimen origin | Ohio, Wayne, Wooster; Indiana, Allen, Middletown; New York, Niagara, Barker; North Carolina, Wake, Raleigh |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 8 |
All 8 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000007, POM00000249, POM00000250, POM00000251, POM00000466, POM00000467, POM00000468, POM00000469.
