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Nutmegs with the mace around them on the branch &c.

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

April 17, 1807

Primary Source Reference:

Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 22

Notes:

The illustration shows nutmeg fruit (top), dried mace (bottom left), and nutmeg seed (bottom right).

Specimen Type:

Dead/preserved

Current Common Name:

Fragrant nutmeg; true nutmeg

Current Scientific Name

Myristica fragrans