Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Apples · USDA pomological watercolour

Ohio Pippin Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Ohio Pippin Apple apple, painted 1873–1875

Ohio Pippin is a heritage apple cultivar that originated in Ohio, US (before 1867). It was grown primarily for cooking. Width 99 mm, height 74 mm. The U.S. Department of Agriculture documented it with 3 watercolour studies (1873–1875), painted by Royal Charles b. Steadman and Mary Daisy Arnold, as official botanical identification records made before colour photography.

CultivarOhio Pippin
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1873–1875
Artist(s)Steadman, Royal Charles b., Arnold, Mary Daisy
Specimen originVirginia, Arlington
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates3

All 3 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000361, POM00000362, POM00000363.

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