Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
McMahon Apple
McMahon 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; Colorado, Montrose, Montrose; Minnesota, Ramsey, Saint Paul, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy, Newton, Amanda Almira, Lower, Elsie E. b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | McMahon |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1860–1882 |
| Artist(s) | Arnold, Mary Daisy, Newton, Amanda Almira, Lower, Elsie E. b., Steadman, Royal Charles b. |
| Specimen origin | Virginia, Arlington; Colorado, Montrose, Montrose; Minnesota, Ramsey, Saint Paul |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 4 |
All 4 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002861, POM00002862, POM00002863, POM00002864.
