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Inventory of the Ellen I. Schutt Pomological Watercolors,
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Creator:
Schutt, E. I. (Ellen Isham)
Title: Ellen I. Schutt Pomological Watercolors,
Date (inclusive): 1911-1915
Extent:
0.8 linear feet
Abstract: Ellen Isham Schutt (1873-1955) was an illustrator with the United States Department
of Agriculture who was active from 1904-1914. This collection contains 286 original watercolors of fruits,
mostly apples, rendered by Schutt for the University of California.
Physical location: Researchers should contact Special Collections to request collections, as
many are stored offsite.
Repository:
University of California, Davis. General Library. Dept. of Special
Collections.
Davis, California 95616-5292
Collection number: D-453
Language of Material: Collection materials in English.
Ellen Isham Schutt was born April 15, 1873 in Arlington, Virginia. Schutt was active from 1904-1914 as an
illustrator with the United States Department of Agriculture.
According to Dillon Brown's
The Department of Pomology, University of California, Davis, Miss
E.I. Schutt-Blackburn was a pomological artist with the Department of Agriculture at the Berkeley campus
from 1914-1915.
She passed away December 5, 1955 in Falls Church, Virginia.
The collection contains 286 original watercolors of fruits, mostly apples, rendered by Schutt for the
University of California. The watercolors illustrate examples of a variety of conditions including cold
storage, core rot, injury damage, and moth damage, among others. The apples are usually shown in two views:
a full view and a half section.
The watercolors are arranged in specimen number order.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online
public access catalog.
Schutt, E. I. (Ellen Isham)
University of California, Davis. Dept. of
Pomology
Fruit-culture--Pictorial works
Watercolor painting
Botanical illustration
Apples--Pictorial works
Women illustrators--United States
Collection is open for research.
Sara Gunasekara was assisted by student employee Jane Oh in the processing of this collection in 2008. In 2015, the online
images were added with assistance from student employees Carena Leung and My-Hanh Nguyen and Metadata Librarian Jared Campbell.
[Identification of item], Ellen I. Schutt Pomological Watercolors, D-453, Department of Special Collections,
General Library, University of California, Davis.
Copyright is protected by the copyright law, chapter 17, of the U.S. Code. All requests for permission to
publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections.
Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections, General Library,
University of California, Davis as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.