Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Jacobs Sweet Apple
Jacobs Sweet 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 New York, New York; Virginia, Arlington; West Virginia, Monroe, Sinks Grove, painted by Heiges, Bertha, Steadman, Royal Charles b., Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Jacobs Sweet |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Heiges, Bertha, Steadman, Royal Charles b., Passmore, Deborah Griscom |
| Specimen origin | New York, New York; Virginia, Arlington; West Virginia, Monroe, Sinks Grove |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 3 |
All 3 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000419, POM00000421, POM00000422.
