Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Winter Paradise Apple
Winter Paradise 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 Virginia, Arlington; Michigan, Ingham; United States, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b., Schutt, Ellen Isham, Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Winter Paradise |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Steadman, Royal Charles b., Schutt, Ellen Isham, Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Arnold, Mary Daisy |
| Specimen origin | Virginia, Arlington; Michigan, Ingham; United States; Oregon, Jackson, Medford |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 7 |
All 7 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000092, POM00000093, POM00000094, POM00000100, POM00000106, POM00004255, POM00004256.
