Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Cannon Apple
Cannon Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 3 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Wisconsin, Jefferson, Fort Atkinson; Virginia, Bedford, Sedalia; Virginia, Bedford, painted by Schutt, Ellen Isham, Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Cannon |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Schutt, Ellen Isham, Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | Wisconsin, Jefferson, Fort Atkinson; Virginia, Bedford, Sedalia; Virginia, Bedford |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 3 |
All 3 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001567, POM00001568, POM00001569.
