Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Apples · USDA pomological watercolour

Starking x Stayman Winesap Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Starking x Stayman Winesap Apple apple, painted c.1886–1942

Starking x Stayman Winesap 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 Indiana, Marion, Indianapolis. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarStarking x Stayman Winesap
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Specimen originIndiana, Marion, Indianapolis
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Starking x Stayman Winesap Apple watercolour POM00003188Starking x Stayman Winesap Apple watercolour POM00003189

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00003188, POM00003189.

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