Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Kay Apple
Kay 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 Virginia, Arlington; Idaho, Nez Perce, Lewiston; Oregon, Wasco, The Dalles, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira, Steadman, Royal Charles b., Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Kay |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira, Steadman, Royal Charles b., Passmore, Deborah Griscom |
| Specimen origin | Virginia, Arlington; Idaho, Nez Perce, Lewiston; Oregon, Wasco, The Dalles |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 4 |
All 4 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002617, POM00002618, POM00002619, POM00002620.
