Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Madam Lewis Apple
Madam Lewis Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 2 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Maryland, Garrett, Oakland; Illinois, Bureau, Princeton, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira, Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Madam Lewis |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1860 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira, Heiges, Bertha |
| Specimen origin | Maryland, Garrett, Oakland; Illinois, Bureau, Princeton |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002750, POM00002751.
