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Golden Winesap Apple

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

Golden Winesap Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 4 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Kansas, Cowley, Winfield; Utah; Maryland, Montgomery, Rockville, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b., Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarGolden Winesap
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1873–1875
Artist(s)Steadman, Royal Charles b., Arnold, Mary Daisy
Specimen originKansas, Cowley, Winfield; Utah; Maryland, Montgomery, Rockville
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates4

All 4 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000022, POM00002085, POM00002086, POM00002087.

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