Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Pewaukee Apple
Pewaukee 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 Illinois, Champaign, Urbana; Ohio, Ross, South Salem; Pennsylvania, Lancaster, Ephrata, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b., Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Pewaukee |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Steadman, Royal Charles b., Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | Illinois, Champaign, Urbana; Ohio, Ross, South Salem; Pennsylvania, Lancaster, Ephrata; Colorado, Montezuma, Dolores |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 4 |
All 4 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000663, POM00000664, POM00000665, POM00000666.
