Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

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Winter John Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Winter John Apple apple, painted 1860–1873

Winter John Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 2 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Virginia, Arlington, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira, Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarWinter John
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1860–1873
Artist(s)Newton, Amanda Almira, Arnold, Mary Daisy
Specimen originVirginia, Arlington
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000104, POM00000105.

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