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Mammoth Pippin Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Mammoth Pippin Apple apple, painted 1872–1875

Mammoth Pippin 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 Virginia, Arlington; Arkansas, Benton, Bentonville, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b., Shull, James Marion. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarMammoth Pippin
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1872–1875
Artist(s)Steadman, Royal Charles b., Shull, James Marion
Specimen originVirginia, Arlington; Arkansas, Benton, Bentonville
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000247, POM00003921.

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