Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
McClellan Apple
McClellan Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 5 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Iowa, Lee, Keokuk; Maine, Penobscot, Dexter; Virginia, Arlington, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira, Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | McClellan |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira, Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Steadman, Royal Charles b. |
| Specimen origin | Iowa, Lee, Keokuk; Maine, Penobscot, Dexter; Virginia, Arlington; Iowa, Lee, Denmark |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 5 |
All 5 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002856, POM00002857, POM00002858, POM00002859, POM00002860.
