Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Ewalt Apple
Ewalt 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 New York, Onondaga, Syracuse; Pennsylvania, Lawrence, New Wilmington; Pennsylvania, Luzerne, Alderson, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Ewalt |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Passmore, Deborah Griscom |
| Specimen origin | New York, Onondaga, Syracuse; Pennsylvania, Lawrence, New Wilmington; Pennsylvania, Luzerne, Alderson; Virginia, Arlington |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 5 |
All 5 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001970, POM00001971, POM00001972, POM00001973, POM00001974.
