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Golden Pippin Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Golden Pippin Apple apple, painted 1840

Golden Pippin is a heritage apple cultivar that originated in England (before 1629). It was grown primarily for eating. A golden yellow apple with russet. The U.S. Department of Agriculture documented it with 2 watercolour studies (1840), painted by Deborah Griscom Passmore, as official botanical identification records made before colour photography.

CultivarGolden Pippin
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1840
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originUnited States; Kansas, Riley, Manhattan
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001876, POM00001877.

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