Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
York Imperial Apple
York Imperial Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 16 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from West Virginia, Berkeley, Gerrardstown; Michigan, Allegan, Douglas; Idaho, Canyon, Nampa, painted by Heiges, Bertha, Lower, Elsie E. b., Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | York Imperial |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1882 |
| Artist(s) | Heiges, Bertha, Lower, Elsie E. b., Schutt, Ellen Isham, Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | West Virginia, Berkeley, Gerrardstown; Michigan, Allegan, Douglas; Idaho, Canyon, Nampa; Virginia, Fairfax, Gunston Manor |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 16 |
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Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000925, POM00000926, POM00000927, POM00000928, POM00000929, POM00000930, POM00000931, POM00000933, POM00000934, POM00000935, POM00002435, POM00003990, POM00003991, POM00003992, POM00003993, POM00003996.
