Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Lawver Apple
Lawver is a heritage apple cultivar that originated in Possibly Kansas, US (before 1850). It was grown primarily for eating. Width 61 mm, height 46 mm. The U.S. Department of Agriculture documented it with 7 watercolour studies (1860–1875), painted by Royal Charles b. Steadman and Ellen Isham Schutt, as official botanical identification records made before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Lawver |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1860–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Steadman, Royal Charles b., Schutt, Ellen Isham, Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | North Carolina, Avery, Cranberry; Washington, Yakima, Yakima; Arizona, Coconino, Tuba City; Virginia, Arlington |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 7 |
All 7 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002523, POM00002524, POM00002525, POM00002596, POM00002598, POM00002663, POM00002664.
