Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Sturmer Apple
Sturmer Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 5 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Australia, Tasmania; Maryland, Prince Georges, Bell; United Kingdom, London, painted by Schutt, Ellen Isham, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Shull, James Marion. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Sturmer |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1872–1882 |
| Artist(s) | Schutt, Ellen Isham, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Shull, James Marion, Lower, Elsie E. b. |
| Specimen origin | Australia, Tasmania; Maryland, Prince Georges, Bell; United Kingdom, London |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 5 |
All 5 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00003441, POM00003442, POM00003443, POM00003444, POM00003509.
