Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Apples · USDA pomological watercolour

Cellini Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Cellini Apple apple, painted 1873

Cellini is a heritage apple cultivar that originated in England (before 1843). It was grown primarily for eating, cooking. Width 70–86 mm, height 56–74 mm. The U.S. Department of Agriculture documented it with a watercolour study (1873), painted by Ellen Isham Schutt, as official botanical identification records made before colour photography.

CultivarCellini
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1873
Artist(s)Schutt, Ellen Isham
Specimen originMassachusetts, Hampshire, Amherst
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00001751.

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