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Shoemaker Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Shoemaker Apple apple, painted 1840–1875

Shoemaker 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, Shenandoah, New Market; Virginia, Arlington, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarShoemaker
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1840–1875
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Steadman, Royal Charles b.
Specimen originVirginia, Shenandoah, New Market; Virginia, Arlington
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00003229, POM00003230.

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