Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Roberson Apple
Roberson 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 Virginia, Patrick, Stuart, painted by Schutt, Ellen Isham, Heiges, Bertha, Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Roberson |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Schutt, Ellen Isham, Heiges, Bertha, Passmore, Deborah Griscom |
| Specimen origin | Virginia, Patrick, Stuart |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 3 |
All 3 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00003122, POM00003123, POM00003124.
