Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Coffelt Apple
Coffelt 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 Arkansas, Washington, Springdale; West Virginia, Hampshire, Levels; Missouri, Pike, Louisiana, painted by Heiges, Bertha, Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Coffelt |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840 |
| Artist(s) | Heiges, Bertha, Passmore, Deborah Griscom |
| Specimen origin | Arkansas, Washington, Springdale; West Virginia, Hampshire, Levels; Missouri, Pike, Louisiana |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 3 |
All 3 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001646, POM00001647, POM00001648.
