1845 Central NY Grafting Assoc. List of Fruits (Apples) western painting one of the oldest--est

one of the oldest--est

neither this or that

as if she existed only in this context

Inked details for face and claws and red for the mouth

Plus a marvelous old crusty surface

1845 Central NY Grafting Assoc. List of Fruits (Apples) western painting one of the oldest--estI loved finding this one in a stack of very old papers a 1845 list of "Fruits" publishing by thee New York Grafting Association with all of those fruits being apples, I believe. I'm often looking at old brass stencils used for painting apple crates and barrels, which sometimes bear the names of varieties with which I am unfamiliar but what a much more comprehensive and unfamiliar list this is, with as many varieties I've never heard of as those I