Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Cleopatra Apple
Cleopatra 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 West Virginia, Monroe, Sinks Grove; New York, Ontario, Geneva; Australia, South Australia, Port Adelaide, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira, Schutt, Ellen Isham, Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Cleopatra |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1860–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira, Schutt, Ellen Isham, Steadman, Royal Charles b. |
| Specimen origin | West Virginia, Monroe, Sinks Grove; New York, Ontario, Geneva; Australia, South Australia, Port Adelaide |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 4 |
All 4 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000643, POM00000644, POM00001716, POM00001766.
