Calvatia elata

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Calvatia elata

Entry/Object ID

MP.2005.88

Description

Watercolor drawing on paper of three fungi in shades of brown and beige accompanied on right side of page by several pencilled lines of text: the three specimens are pestle-shaped with globose caps; all executed in brown, indicating their mature age; lines in dark brown indicate wrinkling where the head meets the stout stalk; the specimen furthest to left measures 5 3/4 inches in height and has a slightly knobbed cap; the specimen in center measures 3 1/2 inches in height with an irregularly shaped globose cap; and the specimen on right measures 2 1/8 inches in height; strokes of brown indicate earth; text is as follows,"Growing among leaf mold on river bank / under black Alders / Spores, round, dark brown / Aug 29 1900. Litchfield Conn. / Calvatia elata / mature stage".

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Violetta White Delafield

Attribution

Artist

Date made

Aug 29, 1900

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

8-7/8 in

Width

11-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 8 7/8 x 11 1/4 in. (22.5 x 28.6 cm)

Material

Paper (laid), Pencil, Watercolor

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Numerous soil marks; three tiny dark spots (paint ?).

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 27A

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial