Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Chicago Apple
Chicago 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 Missouri, Pike, Louisiana; Tennessee, Rhea, Dayton; Texas, Denton, Pilot Point, painted by Heiges, Bertha, Steadman, Royal Charles b., Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Chicago |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Heiges, Bertha, Steadman, Royal Charles b., Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Arnold, Mary Daisy |
| Specimen origin | Missouri, Pike, Louisiana; Tennessee, Rhea, Dayton; Texas, Denton, Pilot Point |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 4 |
All 4 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001688, POM00001689, POM00001690, POM00001691.
