Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Crown Pippin Apple
Crown Pippin 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 New York, Rockland, Monsey; Maryland, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira, Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Crown Pippin |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1860–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira, Schutt, Ellen Isham |
| Specimen origin | New York, Rockland, Monsey; Maryland |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001871, POM00001872.
