Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Oldenburg Apple
Oldenburg Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 7 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from West Virginia, Morgan, Sleepy Creek; Maryland, Montgomery, Takoma Park; Maryland, Montgomery, Forest Glen Park, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy, Steadman, Royal Charles b., Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Oldenburg |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1873–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Arnold, Mary Daisy, Steadman, Royal Charles b., Schutt, Ellen Isham |
| Specimen origin | West Virginia, Morgan, Sleepy Creek; Maryland, Montgomery, Takoma Park; Maryland, Montgomery, Forest Glen Park; Michigan, Oceana, Shelby |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 7 |
All 7 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000366, POM00000445, POM00000446, POM00000447, POM00000460, POM00004047, POM00004275.
