Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Shiawassee Apple
Shiawassee Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 7 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Virginia, Arlington; Michigan, Kent, Grand Rapids; Canada, Ottawa, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b., Arnold, Mary Daisy, Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Shiawassee |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1873–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Steadman, Royal Charles b., Arnold, Mary Daisy, Heiges, Bertha, Schutt, Ellen Isham |
| Specimen origin | Virginia, Arlington; Michigan, Kent, Grand Rapids; Canada, Ottawa; Michigan, Oakland, Pontiac |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 7 |
All 7 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00003001, POM00003209, POM00003315, POM00003316, POM00003317, POM00003406, POM00003408.
