2011.98: The Candlenut Tree (Aleurites Moluccana): A Botanical Study from the Collection of Major James Nathaniel Rind
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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
- Permissions
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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.
Verification Level
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