Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Pekin Apple
Pekin Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. A watercolour study of it survives in the collection, with specimens recorded from New Jersey, Mercer, Titusville, painted by Prestele, William Henry. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Pekin |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1838 |
| Artist(s) | Prestele, William Henry |
| Specimen origin | New Jersey, Mercer, Titusville |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 1 |
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00002918.
