Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Baxter Apple
Baxter Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 5 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Virginia, Arlington; Canada, Trenton; Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b., Heiges, Bertha, Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Baxter |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1860–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Steadman, Royal Charles b., Heiges, Bertha, Schutt, Ellen Isham, Arnold, Mary Daisy |
| Specimen origin | Virginia, Arlington; Canada, Trenton; Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia; Canada, Fredericton |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 5 |
All 5 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001210, POM00001211, POM00001212, POM00001213, POM00001314.
