Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Shockley Apple
Shockley Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 4 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Maryland, Prince Georges, College Park; Nebraska, Otoe, Nebraska City; North Carolina, Oak Ridge, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Shockley |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1860 |
| Artist(s) | Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | Maryland, Prince Georges, College Park; Nebraska, Otoe, Nebraska City; North Carolina, Oak Ridge |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 4 |
All 4 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00003228, POM00003321, POM00003325, POM00003326.
