Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Sandbrook Apple
Sandbrook Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 2 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Virginia, Arlington; Maryland, Caroline, Denton, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b., Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Sandbrook |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1875 |
| Artist(s) | Steadman, Royal Charles b., Heiges, Bertha |
| Specimen origin | Virginia, Arlington; Maryland, Caroline, Denton |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00003255, POM00003256.
