Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
No. 57 Apple
No. 57 Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 3 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Maryland, Prince Georges, College Park; California, Butte, Chico, painted by Krieger, L.C.C. (Louis Charles Christopher). The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | No. 57 |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1873 |
| Artist(s) | Krieger, L.C.C. (Louis Charles Christopher) |
| Specimen origin | Maryland, Prince Georges, College Park; California, Butte, Chico |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 3 |
All 3 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00003236, POM00003237, POM00003238.
