Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Nero Apple
Nero Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 9 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Delaware, Kent, Magnolia; New Jersey, Middlesex, New Brunswick; Wisconsin, Sauk, Baraboo, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b., Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Nero |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Steadman, Royal Charles b., Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira, Arnold, Mary Daisy |
| Specimen origin | Delaware, Kent, Magnolia; New Jersey, Middlesex, New Brunswick; Wisconsin, Sauk, Baraboo; Virginia, Arlington |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 9 |
All 9 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002773, POM00002774, POM00002775, POM00002776, POM00002777, POM00002778, POM00002779, POM00002780, POM00002781.
