Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Apples · USDA pomological watercolour

Rambour Papeleu Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Rambour Papeleu Apple apple, painted 1860–1873

Rambour Papeleu Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 2 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Montana, Missoula, Missoula; Virginia, Arlington, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira, Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarRambour Papeleu
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1860–1873
Artist(s)Newton, Amanda Almira, Arnold, Mary Daisy
Specimen originMontana, Missoula, Missoula; Virginia, Arlington
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002886, POM00002887.

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