Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Crimson Beauty Apple
Crimson Beauty is a heritage apple cultivar that originated in Canada (1850-1880s). It was grown primarily for eating. Flushed and striped with red. The U.S. Department of Agriculture documented it with 2 watercolour studies (1860–1875), painted by Royal Charles b. Steadman and Amanda Almira Newton, as official botanical identification records made before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Crimson Beauty |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1860–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Steadman, Royal Charles b., Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | Delaware, Kent, Woodside; Virginia, Albemarle, Crozet |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001862, POM00002518.
