Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Monmouth Apple
Monmouth 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 Virginia, Accomack, Flag Pond Landing; Ohio, Seneca, Bloomville; Oregon, Multnomah, Portland, painted by Lower, Elsie E. b., Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Monmouth |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1882 |
| Artist(s) | Lower, Elsie E. b., Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira, Schutt, Ellen Isham |
| Specimen origin | Virginia, Accomack, Flag Pond Landing; Ohio, Seneca, Bloomville; Oregon, Multnomah, Portland; Oregon, Hood River, Hood River |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 5 |
All 5 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002409, POM00002410, POM00002411, POM00002680, POM00002681.
