Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
White Winter Pearmain Apple
White Winter Pearmain 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 Oregon, Benton, Corvallis; Washington, Chelan, Wenatchee; Idaho, Kootenai, Coeur d'Alene, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b., Shull, James Marion, Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | White Winter Pearmain |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1860–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Steadman, Royal Charles b., Shull, James Marion, Heiges, Bertha, Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | Oregon, Benton, Corvallis; Washington, Chelan, Wenatchee; Idaho, Kootenai, Coeur d'Alene; California, Santa Cruz, Watsonville |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 6 |
All 6 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000047, POM00003891, POM00004134, POM00004135, POM00004137, POM00004138.
