Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Rolfe Apple
Rolfe 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 Maine, Penobscot, Corinna; Maine, Penobscot, Dexter; New York, Tompkins, Ithaca, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Heiges, Bertha, Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Rolfe |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Heiges, Bertha, Arnold, Mary Daisy |
| Specimen origin | Maine, Penobscot, Corinna; Maine, Penobscot, Dexter; New York, Tompkins, Ithaca |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 4 |
All 4 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00003132, POM00003133, POM00003134, POM00003135.
