Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Apples · USDA pomological watercolour

White Doctor Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the White Doctor Apple apple, painted 1840–1875

White Doctor Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 3 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from New York, New York; Pennsylvania, Lehigh, Allentown; Virginia, Arlington, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarWhite Doctor
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1840–1875
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Steadman, Royal Charles b.
Specimen originNew York, New York; Pennsylvania, Lehigh, Allentown; Virginia, Arlington
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates3

All 3 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00004121, POM00004122, POM00004124.

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