Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Vandevere Apple
Vandevere Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 7 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Virginia, Arlington; Pennsylvania, Cambria, Wilmore; Indiana, Tippecanoe, Lafayette, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy, Newton, Amanda Almira, Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Vandevere |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1860–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Arnold, Mary Daisy, Newton, Amanda Almira, Steadman, Royal Charles b. |
| Specimen origin | Virginia, Arlington; Pennsylvania, Cambria, Wilmore; Indiana, Tippecanoe, Lafayette; Kansas, Riley, Manhattan |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 7 |
All 7 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00003630, POM00003664, POM00003665, POM00003666, POM00003667, POM00003668, POM00003914.
