The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of September 10, 2026

A vertically oriented watercolor depicts a dark brown branch extending from the bottom center and curving upward to the right against a cream background. Three dark green, veined leaves fan out at the top. Below them, a cluster of seven round, reddish-orange fruits hangs from thin stems. In the lower right, small cursive text reads "Siberian Apple." The composition highlights the vibrant fruit set against the expansive, pale background.

Siberian Apple

1800s

Mary Altha Nims

(American, 1817–1907)
America
watercolor
Gift of Richard Seymour Bayham 1934.141
Location: Not on view
  • Henry S. Francis, “Water Colors Made by the ‘Theorem Method’ and Drawings”, The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art, vol. 21, 1934, pp. 128-131, p. 135. www.jstor.org
  • 19th-Century American Drawings by Mary A. Nims. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 16-November 2, 1934).
  • {{cite web|title=Siberian Apple|url=false|author=Mary Altha Nims|year=1800s|access-date=10 September 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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