Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Red Gravenstein Apple
Red Gravenstein Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 6 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Canada, Kings, Wolfville; Washington, San Juan, Olga; New York, Ontario, Geneva, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira, Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Red Gravenstein |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Steadman, Royal Charles b. |
| Specimen origin | Canada, Kings, Wolfville; Washington, San Juan, Olga; New York, Ontario, Geneva; Virginia, Arlington |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 6 |
All 6 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00003059, POM00003060, POM00003061, POM00003062, POM00003063, POM00003064.
