Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Oliver Red Apple
Oliver Red Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 5 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Arkansas, Washington, Lincoln; Virginia, Arlington; Arkansas, Washington, Fayetteville, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Oliver Red |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Steadman, Royal Charles b. |
| Specimen origin | Arkansas, Washington, Lincoln; Virginia, Arlington; Arkansas, Washington, Fayetteville |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 5 |
All 5 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000284, POM00000455, POM00000456, POM00000457, POM00000458.
