Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Brackett Apple
Brackett 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 Virginia, Arlington; Minnesota, Hennepin, Excelsior; North Carolina, Rutherford, Otter Creek, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b., Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Brackett |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Steadman, Royal Charles b., Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Heiges, Bertha |
| Specimen origin | Virginia, Arlington; Minnesota, Hennepin, Excelsior; North Carolina, Rutherford, Otter Creek |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 4 |
All 4 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001428, POM00001429, POM00001430, POM00001431.
