Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

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Fanny Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Fanny Apple apple, painted 1873–1875

Fanny Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 3 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Tennessee, Haywood, Stanton; Virginia, Arlington; New York, Monroe, Hilton, painted by Schutt, Ellen Isham, Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarFanny
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1873–1875
Artist(s)Schutt, Ellen Isham, Steadman, Royal Charles b.
Specimen originTennessee, Haywood, Stanton; Virginia, Arlington; New York, Monroe, Hilton
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates3

All 3 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002022, POM00002289, POM00002290.

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