Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Apples · USDA pomological watercolour

Renetta Grigia di Brownlese Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Renetta Grigia di Brownlese Apple apple, painted c.1886–1942

Renetta Grigia di Brownlese Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. A watercolour study of it survives in the collection. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarRenetta Grigia di Brownlese
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004084.

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