Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Apples · USDA pomological watercolour

Golden Pippin Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Golden Pippin Apple apple, painted 1840

Golden Pippin Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 2 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from United States; Kansas, Riley, Manhattan, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarGolden Pippin
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1840
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originUnited States; Kansas, Riley, Manhattan
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Golden Pippin Apple watercolour POM00001876Golden Pippin Apple watercolour POM00001877

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001876, POM00001877.

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