Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Tom Putt Apple
Tom Putt Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 2 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from New York, Chautauqua, Sheridan; United Kingdom, Ledbury, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Prestele, William Henry. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Tom Putt |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1838–1840 |
| Artist(s) | Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Prestele, William Henry |
| Specimen origin | New York, Chautauqua, Sheridan; United Kingdom, Ledbury |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00003619, POM00004235.
