Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Virginia Beauty Apple
Virginia Beauty Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 6 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Washington, Chelan, Wenatchee; Virginia, Montgomery, Blacksburg; Nebraska, Otoe, Nebraska City, painted by Schutt, Ellen Isham, Newton, Amanda Almira, Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Virginia Beauty |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Schutt, Ellen Isham, Newton, Amanda Almira, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Passmore, Deborah Griscom |
| Specimen origin | Washington, Chelan, Wenatchee; Virginia, Montgomery, Blacksburg; Nebraska, Otoe, Nebraska City; North Carolina, Alexander, Taylorsville |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 6 |
All 6 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002354, POM00003489, POM00003490, POM00003491, POM00003492, POM00003493.
