Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Apples · USDA pomological watercolour

Wolcott Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Wolcott Apple apple, painted c.1886–1942

Wolcott 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 Michigan, Lenawee, Adrian, painted by Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarWolcott
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Artist(s)Heiges, Bertha
Specimen originMichigan, Lenawee, Adrian
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Wolcott Apple watercolour POM00000812Wolcott Apple watercolour POM00000813

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000812, POM00000813.

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