Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Walbridge Apple
Walbridge Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 7 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Ohio, Wayne, Wooster; Ohio, Greene, Cedarville; Washington, Chelan, Chelan, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b., Heiges, Bertha, Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Walbridge |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1873–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Steadman, Royal Charles b., Heiges, Bertha, Schutt, Ellen Isham, Arnold, Mary Daisy |
| Specimen origin | Ohio, Wayne, Wooster; Ohio, Greene, Cedarville; Washington, Chelan, Chelan; New York, Wayne, North Rose |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 7 |
All 7 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000046, POM00004101, POM00004102, POM00004103, POM00004105, POM00004106, POM00004107.
