Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Pennock Apple
Pennock 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 New York, Dutchess, Rhinebeck; Pennsylvania, Luzerne, Sugarloaf; Maine, Penobscot, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy, Newton, Amanda Almira, Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Pennock |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Arnold, Mary Daisy, Newton, Amanda Almira, Passmore, Deborah Griscom |
| Specimen origin | New York, Dutchess, Rhinebeck; Pennsylvania, Luzerne, Sugarloaf; Maine, Penobscot; New Jersey, Monmouth, Tennent |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 4 |
All 4 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002922, POM00002923, POM00002924, POM00002925.
