Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Tom Blake Hard Times Apple
Tom Blake Hard Times Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. A watercolour study of it survives in the collection, with specimens recorded from Virginia, painted by Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Tom Blake Hard Times |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1873 |
| Artist(s) | Schutt, Ellen Isham |
| Specimen origin | Virginia |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 1 |
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00003618.
