Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Richards Graft Apple
Richards Graft Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 6 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from New York, Nassau, Sea Cliff; Virginia, Arlington; New York, Columbia, Claverack, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy, Steadman, Royal Charles b., Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Richards Graft |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1838–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Arnold, Mary Daisy, Steadman, Royal Charles b., Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Prestele, William Henry |
| Specimen origin | New York, Nassau, Sea Cliff; Virginia, Arlington; New York, Columbia, Claverack; New York, Columbia, Ghent |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 6 |
All 6 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00003108, POM00003109, POM00003110, POM00003111, POM00003112, POM00003113.
