Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Pinnacle Apple
Pinnacle 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, Allegan, Fennville; North Carolina, Rutherford, Otter Creek; Virginia, Arlington, painted by Schutt, Ellen Isham, Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Pinnacle |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Schutt, Ellen Isham, Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Steadman, Royal Charles b. |
| Specimen origin | Michigan, Allegan, Fennville; North Carolina, Rutherford, Otter Creek; Virginia, Arlington |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 3 |
All 3 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000627, POM00000628, POM00000670.
