Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Red Pearmain Apple
Red Pearmain 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 California, Los Angeles, Pasadena; California, Santa Cruz, Watsonville, painted by Shull, James Marion, Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Red Pearmain |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1860–1872 |
| Artist(s) | Shull, James Marion, Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | California, Los Angeles, Pasadena; California, Santa Cruz, Watsonville |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 5 |
All 5 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002968, POM00002979, POM00004001, POM00004002, POM00004004.
