Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Opalescent Apple
Opalescent Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 6 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from New York, Ontario, Geneva; Pennsylvania, Monroe, Mount Pocono; Michigan, Barry, Schultz, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Opalescent |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1860–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Heiges, Bertha |
| Specimen origin | New York, Ontario, Geneva; Pennsylvania, Monroe, Mount Pocono; Michigan, Barry, Schultz |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 6 |
All 6 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000610, POM00000611, POM00000612, POM00000613, POM00000614, POM00004988.
