Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Sutton Apple
Sutton Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 12 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Washington, Chelan, Wenatchee; Pennsylvania, Lackawanna, Scranton; New York, Milton, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy, Newton, Amanda Almira, Lower, Elsie E. b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Sutton |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1882 |
| Artist(s) | Arnold, Mary Daisy, Newton, Amanda Almira, Lower, Elsie E. b., Steadman, Royal Charles b. |
| Specimen origin | Washington, Chelan, Wenatchee; Pennsylvania, Lackawanna, Scranton; New York, Milton; New York, Dutchess, Arlington |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 12 |
All 12 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00003640, POM00003641, POM00003679, POM00003680, POM00003681, POM00003682, POM00003683, POM00003684, POM00003685, POM00003688, POM00003689, POM00003690.
