Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Salome Apple
Salome Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 12 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Connecticut, Tolland, Storrs; West Virginia, Berkeley, Gerrardstown; Virginia, Arlington, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b., Heiges, Bertha, Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Salome |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Steadman, Royal Charles b., Heiges, Bertha, Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | Connecticut, Tolland, Storrs; West Virginia, Berkeley, Gerrardstown; Virginia, Arlington; Washington, Spokane, Spokane |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 12 |
All 12 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00003042, POM00003146, POM00003245, POM00003246, POM00003247, POM00003248, POM00003249, POM00003250, POM00003251, POM00003252, POM00003310, POM00003887.
