Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Dudley Apple
Dudley Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 5 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Virginia, Arlington; Canada, Ottawa; New York, Dutchess, Fishkill, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b., Arnold, Mary Daisy, Lower, Elsie E. b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Dudley |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1873–1882 |
| Artist(s) | Steadman, Royal Charles b., Arnold, Mary Daisy, Lower, Elsie E. b., Heiges, Bertha |
| Specimen origin | Virginia, Arlington; Canada, Ottawa; New York, Dutchess, Fishkill |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 5 |
All 5 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000188, POM00000189, POM00000190, POM00000191, POM00000192.
