Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Loy Apple
Loy Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 7 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from West Virginia, Hampshire, Levels; New Jersey, Hudson, Jersey City; West Virginia, Hampshire, Romney, painted by Heiges, Bertha, Newton, Amanda Almira, Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Loy |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Heiges, Bertha, Newton, Amanda Almira, Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Arnold, Mary Daisy |
| Specimen origin | West Virginia, Hampshire, Levels; New Jersey, Hudson, Jersey City; West Virginia, Hampshire, Romney; Tennessee, Lincoln, East Cyruston |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 7 |
All 7 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002362, POM00002746, POM00002798, POM00002799, POM00002800, POM00002821, POM00002822.
