Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Kinnard Apple
Kinnard Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 13 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Virginia, Amherst, Coolwell; South Carolina, Oconee, Clemson; California, Santa Cruz, Watsonville, painted by Heiges, Bertha, Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Kinnard |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Heiges, Bertha, Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Schutt, Ellen Isham, Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | Virginia, Amherst, Coolwell; South Carolina, Oconee, Clemson; California, Santa Cruz, Watsonville; North Carolina, Haywood, Canton |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 13 |
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Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002373, POM00002374, POM00002375, POM00002421, POM00002422, POM00002423, POM00002424, POM00002425, POM00002426, POM00002433, POM00002526, POM00002527, POM00002528.
