Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Star Apple
Star 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 Ohio, Summit, Tallmadge; New Jersey, Burlington, Moorestown; New York, Monroe, Rochester, painted by Prestele, William Henry, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Star |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1838–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Prestele, William Henry, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | Ohio, Summit, Tallmadge; New Jersey, Burlington, Moorestown; New York, Monroe, Rochester |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 3 |
All 3 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000030, POM00002356, POM00003157.
