Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Lowry Apple
Lowry Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 10 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Virginia, Arlington; Illinois, Cook, Chicago; Missouri, Pike, Louisiana, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy, Newton, Amanda Almira, Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Lowry |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Arnold, Mary Daisy, Newton, Amanda Almira, Steadman, Royal Charles b., Shull, James Marion |
| Specimen origin | Virginia, Arlington; Illinois, Cook, Chicago; Missouri, Pike, Louisiana; Virginia, Fauquier, Warrenton |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 10 |
All 10 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002667, POM00002668, POM00002669, POM00002670, POM00002671, POM00002672, POM00002673, POM00002674, POM00002675, POM00002677.
