Name/Title
Clitocybe MarginataEntry/Object ID
MP.2005.38Description
Watercolor drawing on paper in shades of brown of a single fungus accompanied by written text on right side: fungus measures 3 3/4 inches in height; has a domed cap in shades of brown; stem is depicted with fine brown lines, as are the gills; several strokes of brown at base indicate the ground; text on the right is a taxonomy describing the specimen as to color, taste, shape and mode of growth (cluster) : " 1. Pilieus glabrous, red mahogany (reddish) / brown-darker on umbo and minutely squamilose / dry margin inrolled, neat yellow / not changing color rather thick / 2. Lamellae yellowish, margin reddish / narrow, decurrent marking upper portion of stipe. / 3. Spores white / 4. Stipe tapering slightly above. / 5. Taste like that of Clitopelus prunulus / growing in cluster by decayed stump / Sept 8-1901. Bar Harbor. Me. / Clitocybe marginata pp.n.sf. / Type 152. N.Y. Botanical Gardens./ (copy of original sketch) ".Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Violetta White DelafieldAttribution
ArtistNotes
Dates: 1920
Date made: Sept. 8,1901Inscription/Signature/Marks
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InscriptionTranscription
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Dimension Description
OverallHeight
7 inWidth
10 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 7 x 10 in. (17.8 x 25.4 cm)Material
Paper (wove), Pencil, WatercolorCondition
Notes
Remarks: Two stains on front that may have been made with the paint during execution of the drawing; one is a small round mark located above the "e" on underlined word "Clitocybe"; the other appears to be a cluster of yellow dots with tiny brown specs, located lower right underneath last written line; remnants of glue from paper pad evident on left, lower edge; tiny, dark dot lower left corner; on back, mark shows through to front side, above "e" (in the word Clitocybe).General Notes
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StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 27ANote Type
DepartmentNote
Curatorial