Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Black Ben Apple
Black Ben 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 Washington, Chelan, Wenatchee; Missouri, Pike, Louisiana; Colorado, Delta, Orchard City, painted by Shull, James Marion, Schutt, Ellen Isham, Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Black Ben |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1860–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Shull, James Marion, Schutt, Ellen Isham, Newton, Amanda Almira, Arnold, Mary Daisy |
| Specimen origin | Washington, Chelan, Wenatchee; Missouri, Pike, Louisiana; Colorado, Delta, Orchard City; Ohio, Wayne, Wooster |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 5 |
All 5 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001375, POM00001376, POM00001377, POM00001378, POM00001379.
