Name/Title
Coprinus atramentariusEntry/Object ID
MP.2005.139Description
Watercolor drawing of 2 gray caped fungi attached at stem on paper with pencil written text on right side of paper: Fungi are approximately 2 ¾ inches long; measured from top of cap to roots (along the diagonal of the stem); both caps are approximately 1 inch wide at widest point; cap on left is slightly smaller than cap on right; Both caps are in shades of grey; egg shaped; curves of the lower cap is delineated with small marks of darker grey; left cap is slightly lighter in color; undersides are barely visible on both; no gills are visible; both stems are white shaded in grey; a patch of brown is present on the lower third of the stems; the two stems meet in the center; with each stem angled in towards each other; brown paint at bottom indicate earth; pencil written text on right side of paper reads; "149. / 1. Paleus smooth, somewhat shinny, egg shaped or / oval- silvery grey. / 2. Lamillae, narrow close, grayish, turning black and deliquning, [nutr?] [?]/ free or slightly ednate. / 3. Spores black- / 4. Stipe, shinny white, smooth above the annulum. While leans an irregular / mark is the lower part of the stripe/ which is roughened below it / Growing together in path by light woods. / Coprinus altramiutarius / Buck Hill Falls / Pa. / Sept 12 - 1920."Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Violetta White DelafieldAttribution
ArtistDate made
Sep 12, 1920Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
7 inWidth
9-15/16 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 7 x 9 15/16 in. (17.8 x 25.2 cm)Material
Paper, Watercolor, PencilCondition
Notes
Remarks: Slight discoloration on right edge of paper. Discoloration extends into pencil writen notes, but not into drawingGeneral Notes
Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 27ANote Type
DepartmentNote
Curatorial