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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2011.98
Title
The Candlenut Tree (Aleurites Moluccana): A Botanical Study from the Collection of Major James Nathaniel Rind
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
painting
Date
c. 1800
Places
Creation Place: South Asia, India, Bengal, Calcutta
Culture
Indian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/338203

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Watercolor on Whatman paper
Dimensions
76.2 x 54 cm (30 x 21 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Major James Nathanial Rind (d. 1814). Mrs. S. Richardson and Mrs. S.M. Norman, sold; through [Sotheby’s, London, 7/13/1971, probably lot 43]; to Stuart Cary Welch, Jr. Collection, New Hampshire (1971-2011), sold; through [Sotheby’s, London, 5/31/2011, lot 117]; to Harvard Art Museums, 2011.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Richard Norton Memorial Fund
Accession Year
2011
Object Number
2011.98
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
This large painting depicts a stem with two leaves from a Candlenut Tree, also known as the Indian Walnut.

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