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

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This large painting depicts a stem with two leaves from a Candlenut Tree, also known as the Indian Walnut.
Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art 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. Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Richard Norton Memorial Fund
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Title: The Candlenut Tree (Aleurites Moluccana): A Botanical Study from the Collection of Major James Nathaniel Rind
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This large painting depicts a stem with two leaves from a Candlenut Tree, also known as the Indian Walnut.

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