Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
McAfee Apple
McAfee 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 Pennsylvania, Luzerne, Pittston; Colorado, Mesa, Grand Junction; West Virginia, Marion, Mannington, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy, Schutt, Ellen Isham, Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | McAfee |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1860–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Arnold, Mary Daisy, Schutt, Ellen Isham, Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | Pennsylvania, Luzerne, Pittston; Colorado, Mesa, Grand Junction; West Virginia, Marion, Mannington |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 4 |
All 4 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001827, POM00002826, POM00002827, POM00002828.
