Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Randolph Apple
Randolph 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 Virginia, Arlington; Arkansas, White, West Point, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b., Arnold, Mary Daisy, Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Randolph |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Steadman, Royal Charles b., Arnold, Mary Daisy, Passmore, Deborah Griscom |
| Specimen origin | Virginia, Arlington; Arkansas, White, West Point |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 5 |
All 5 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002891, POM00003011, POM00003012, POM00003013, POM00003014.
