Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Traders Fancy Apple
Traders Fancy 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 West Virginia, Harrison, Shinnston; Pennsylvania, Fayette, Broad Ford, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Traders Fancy |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840 |
| Artist(s) | Passmore, Deborah Griscom |
| Specimen origin | West Virginia, Harrison, Shinnston; Pennsylvania, Fayette, Broad Ford |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00003599, POM00003600.
