PaintingsIndian19th century

The Candlenut Tree (Aleurites Moluccana): A Botanical Study from the Collection of Major James Nathaniel Rind

c. 1800

Description

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

Classification

Paintings

Medium

Watercolor on Whatman paper

Culture

Indian

Century

19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

76.2 x 54 cm (30 x 21 1/4 in.)

Provenance

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.