Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Ben Cap Apple
Ben Cap Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 4 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from California, Santa Barbara, Lompoc; California, Los Angeles; California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, painted by Schutt, Ellen Isham, Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Ben Cap |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Schutt, Ellen Isham, Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | California, Santa Barbara, Lompoc; California, Los Angeles; California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 4 |
All 4 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001476, POM00001477, POM00001478, POM00001479.
