Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Missouri Pippin Apple
Missouri Pippin Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 15 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Pennsylvania, Fairfield; California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles; California, Santa Cruz, Watsonville, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b., Arnold, Mary Daisy, Lower, Elsie E. b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Missouri Pippin |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1882 |
| Artist(s) | Steadman, Royal Charles b., Arnold, Mary Daisy, Lower, Elsie E. b., Schutt, Ellen Isham |
| Specimen origin | Pennsylvania, Fairfield; California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles; California, Santa Cruz, Watsonville; Virginia, Arlington |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 15 |
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Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000029, POM00002576, POM00002577, POM00002578, POM00002652, POM00002653, POM00002654, POM00002655, POM00002656, POM00002806, POM00002807, POM00002820, POM00002926, POM00003485, POM00003972.
