Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Apples · USDA pomological watercolour

Red June Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Red June Apple apple, painted 1840–1882

Red June Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 10 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Virginia, Arlington; Maryland, Montgomery, Wheaton; North Carolina, Duplin, Faison, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b., Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Lower, Elsie E. b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarRed June
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1840–1882
Artist(s)Steadman, Royal Charles b., Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Lower, Elsie E. b., Heiges, Bertha
Specimen originVirginia, Arlington; Maryland, Montgomery, Wheaton; North Carolina, Duplin, Faison; North Carolina, Pender, Watha
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates10

All 10 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002961, POM00002962, POM00003006, POM00003067, POM00003099, POM00003100, POM00003101, POM00003102, POM00003103, POM00003104.

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