Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Victoria Sweet Apple
Victoria Sweet 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 New York, Chautaugua, Sheridan; New York, Rockland, Orangeburg; Virginia, Prince William, Nokesville, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira, Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Victoria Sweet |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira, Schutt, Ellen Isham, Strange, M. |
| Specimen origin | New York, Chautaugua, Sheridan; New York, Rockland, Orangeburg; Virginia, Prince William, Nokesville; Virginia, Arlington |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 5 |
All 5 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00003786, POM00003787, POM00003788, POM00003789, POM00003923.
