Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Fallawater Apple
Fallawater 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 Maryland, Baltimore, Lutherville; New York, Onondaga, Syracuse; Virginia, Arlington, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira, Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Fallawater |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira, Steadman, Royal Charles b., Schutt, Ellen Isham |
| Specimen origin | Maryland, Baltimore, Lutherville; New York, Onondaga, Syracuse; Virginia, Arlington; Wisconsin, Racine, Racine |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 5 |
All 5 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001992, POM00001993, POM00001994, POM00001995, POM00001996.
