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Indian Favorite Apple

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

Indian Favorite 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 Virginia, Arlington; Indiana, Union, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b., Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarIndian Favorite
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1873–1875
Artist(s)Steadman, Royal Charles b., Schutt, Ellen Isham
Specimen originVirginia, Arlington; Indiana, Union
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000213, POM00002541.

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