Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Rebel Apple
Rebel Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 4 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Virginia, Arlington; Pennsylvania, Luzerne, Pittston; Pennsylvania, Adams, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b., Schutt, Ellen Isham, Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Rebel |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1873–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Steadman, Royal Charles b., Schutt, Ellen Isham, Arnold, Mary Daisy |
| Specimen origin | Virginia, Arlington; Pennsylvania, Luzerne, Pittston; Pennsylvania, Adams |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 4 |
All 4 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00003017, POM00003018, POM00003019, POM00003020.
