Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Martha Apple
Martha Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 4 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Virginia, Arlington; Vermont, Lamville, Cambridge, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Martha |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1860–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Steadman, Royal Charles b., Heiges, Bertha |
| Specimen origin | Virginia, Arlington; Vermont, Lamville, Cambridge |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 4 |
All 4 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00003556, POM00003557, POM00003558, POM00003588.
