Copruius comatus

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Copruius comatus

Entry/Object ID

MP.2005.137

Description

Watercolor drawing of 5 tall fungi, extending over most of the page with small amount of pencil written script on right edge of paper: beginning at left side of paper; a cluster of two fungi; both cream in color shaded with grays and browns; fungi on left is smaller; height of cluster is approximately 4.5 inches high, from top of largest fungi to brown lines that signify earth; caps of both are white, elongated cone shaped; shaded with gray to show scales; stem is white; bulbous; shaded with brown; grass grows around the cluster; to the right is black capped; umbrella shaped fungi; mushroom is approximately 7 inches high, from cap to bottom of stem; Cap is in shades of black and grey; 9 long tendrils hang from edge of cap, ranging in length from a half an inch to an inch; stem is thin; white shaded with black, gray and browns; several pieces of green grass grow from base of mushrooms; next fungi is tall, approximately 8 7/8 inches tall, and 2.5 inches wide at base of cap; cap is elongated cone shaped; gray at top , becoming pink to brownish color, then to black; cap is painted to appear scaly and hairy; stem is while, shaded in grey and brown; grass grows near bottom of stem; last fungi is larger version of first two; approximately 6.5 inches high; elongated cone shape; cream color shaded with grey and pink; scaly appearance; appears the cap is ripped near bottom of cap; ring of mushroom is visible; stem is cream shaded with grey, bulbous in shape; grass grows near bottom of stem; pencil written text on right side of paper reads; " Growing in grassy land. / 1. Taste. watery / 2. Surface of Pileus / moist scaly./ deliquncent . / 3. Lamellea- close / narrowish free. / 4. Spores Black.- / 5. Stem Hisly/ hollow./ Coprius comatus/ Fordom N. Y. Oct. 21 1900

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Violetta White Delafield

Attribution

Artist

Date made

Oct 31, 1900

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

9 in

Width

11-3/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 9 x 11 3/8 in. (22.9 x 28.9 cm)

Material

Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

Condition

Notes

Remarks: 1/2 inch wide area of staining along right vertical edge of paper. Small area of loss, small tears approximately 1/4 inch long along top and bottom edges of paper. Paper is dirty.

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial