Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Noble Sovar Apple
Noble Sovar Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 3 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Michigan, Van Buren, South Haven; Washington, Whitman, Colfax, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Noble Sovar |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840 |
| Artist(s) | Passmore, Deborah Griscom |
| Specimen origin | Michigan, Van Buren, South Haven; Washington, Whitman, Colfax |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 3 |
All 3 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000572, POM00000573, POM00000574.
