Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Williams Apple
Williams Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 11 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Delaware, Kent, Wyoming; Ohio, Wayne, Wooster; Connecticut, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira, Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Williams |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira, Steadman, Royal Charles b., Arnold, Mary Daisy |
| Specimen origin | Delaware, Kent, Wyoming; Ohio, Wayne, Wooster; Connecticut; Virginia, Arlington |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 11 |
All 11 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000516, POM00000518, POM00000519, POM00000520, POM00000521, POM00000522, POM00000524, POM00001000, POM00001004, POM00001005, POM00003841.
