Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Mother Apple
Mother 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; New York, Erie, Buffalo; Delaware, Kent, Magnolia, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b., Lower, Elsie E. b., Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Mother |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1882 |
| Artist(s) | Steadman, Royal Charles b., Lower, Elsie E. b., Schutt, Ellen Isham, Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | Ohio, Wayne, Wooster; New York, Erie, Buffalo; Delaware, Kent, Magnolia; Maryland, Harford, Benson |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 8 |
All 8 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000028, POM00002700, POM00002701, POM00002702, POM00002703, POM00002704, POM00002705, POM00002706.
