Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Vanderpool Red Apple
Vanderpool Red 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 Oregon, Washington, Orenco; Washington, Chelan, Wenatchee, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira, Schutt, Ellen Isham, Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Vanderpool Red |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1860–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira, Schutt, Ellen Isham, Arnold, Mary Daisy |
| Specimen origin | Oregon, Washington, Orenco; Washington, Chelan, Wenatchee |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 3 |
All 3 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00003733, POM00003734, POM00003735.
