Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
White Pearmain Apple
White Pearmain 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 California, Fresno, Fresno; Colorado, Mesa, Palisade; Idaho, Canyon, Nampa, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira, Schutt, Ellen Isham, Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | White Pearmain |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira, Schutt, Ellen Isham, Passmore, Deborah Griscom |
| Specimen origin | California, Fresno, Fresno; Colorado, Mesa, Palisade; Idaho, Canyon, Nampa; Oregon, Benton, Corvallis |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 7 |
All 7 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000511, POM00000512, POM00000513, POM00000514, POM00000515, POM00003927, POM00003928.
