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Nutmeg and mace are spices produced from the fruit of a tree (Myristica fragrans) native to the Maluku Islands in Indonesia. Nutmeg is made from the grated or ground seed, while mace is from the bright red or orange seed covering.
In the 1850s a ‘worm’ destroyed Indonesian nutmegs. Suddenly plantations in Singapore were reduced from 56,000 trees to just a few hundred. Despite the spread of plants around the globe, Indonesia is still the world’s largest producer of nutmeg and mace.
This object is on display at RAMM in Gallery 22.
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lower right pencil entitled Nutmeg
top right in ink numbered 27/1924/8
In the 1850s a ‘worm’ destroyed Indonesian nutmegs. Suddenly plantations in Singapore were reduced from 56,000 trees to just a few hundred. Despite the spread of plants around the globe, Indonesia is still the world’s largest producer of nutmeg and mace.
This object is on display at RAMM in Gallery 22.
Inscription
lower right pencil entitled Nutmeg
top right in ink numbered 27/1924/8
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Exeter
Title
Nutmeg
Date
1850
Medium
watercolour and pencil on paper
Accession number
27/1924/8
Work type
Watercolour
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Queen Street, Exeter, Devon EX4 3RX England
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