Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Herefordshire Apple
Herefordshire 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 Virginia, Arlington; Massachusetts, Franklin, Shattuckville; United States, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira, Schutt, Ellen Isham, Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Herefordshire |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira, Schutt, Ellen Isham, Passmore, Deborah Griscom |
| Specimen origin | Virginia, Arlington; Massachusetts, Franklin, Shattuckville; United States |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 3 |
All 3 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000353, POM00000354, POM00000367.
