Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Doctor Matthews Apple
Doctor Matthews 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 Indiana, Lawrence, Mitchell; Indiana, Marion, Bridgeport, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b., Arnold, Mary Daisy, Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Doctor Matthews |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1860–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Steadman, Royal Charles b., Arnold, Mary Daisy, Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | Indiana, Lawrence, Mitchell; Indiana, Marion, Bridgeport |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 4 |
All 4 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000176, POM00000177, POM00000178, POM00000179.
