Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Winter Harvey Apple
Winter Harvey 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 Maine, Franklin, North Jay; Tennessee, Johnson, Mountain City, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Winter Harvey |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1860 |
| Artist(s) | Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | Maine, Franklin, North Jay; Tennessee, Johnson, Mountain City |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 3 |
All 3 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000798, POM00000802, POM00001129.
