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Bramley Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Bramley Apple apple, painted 1873

Bramley Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 2 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Montana, Missoula, Missoula, painted by Schutt, Ellen Isham, Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarBramley
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1873
Artist(s)Schutt, Ellen Isham, Arnold, Mary Daisy
Specimen originMontana, Missoula, Missoula
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001435, POM00001436.

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