Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Lamb Abbey Pearmain Apple
Lamb Abbey Pearmain is a heritage apple cultivar that originated in Kent, England (1804). It was grown primarily for eating. A small yellow apple streaked and striped with red. The U.S. Department of Agriculture documented it with a watercolour study (1838), painted by William Henry Prestele, as official botanical identification records made before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Lamb Abbey Pearmain |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1838 |
| Artist(s) | Prestele, William Henry |
| Specimen origin | United Kingdom, Ledbury |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 1 |
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00000229.
