Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Cornell Fancy Apple
Cornell Fancy is a heritage apple cultivar that originated in Pennsylvania, US (before 1870). It was grown primarily for eating. Stalk medium. The U.S. Department of Agriculture documented it with 6 watercolour studies (1840–1875), painted by Deborah Griscom Passmore and Amanda Almira Newton, as official botanical identification records made before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Cornell Fancy |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira, Steadman, Royal Charles b. |
| Specimen origin | Maryland, Montgomery, Burtonsville; Maryland, Montgomery, Rockville; Illinois, Randolph, Chester; Virginia, Arlington |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 6 |
All 6 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001303, POM00001481, POM00001486, POM00001487, POM00001488, POM00001803.
