Cortinarius

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Cortinarius

Entry/Object ID

MP.2005.103

Description

Watercolor drawing on paper of two fungi in shades of violet, lavender, and white, accompanied by text, in pencil, on right: the larger specimen to the left measures 3 1/4 inches in height; it has a convex, deep purple cap with visible lavender gills beneath; the thick lavender stalk terminates in a bulbous foot; toward foot, stalk has a peeling, shaggy appearance; to right and in foreground is a small, immature specimen- not yet fully formed; measures 1 1/4 inches in height with a purple rounded knob at the top and a thick lavender stalk; both are anchored by strokes of olive brown; to right taxonomy as follows: "Growing among pine needles and leaf mold in / light woods at foot of young oak- / August 6- 1900 Litchfield Conn. / 1. Taste slightly acrid / 2. Surface of Pileus viscid, pealing a beautiful / greyish plum color / 3. Lamellae brownish lavender, wide, hetero- / phyllous, sinuate- / 4. Spores small, rusty brown, round- / 5. Stem Fleshy, stuffed pealing round / foot which is somewhat bulbous / markings irregfular / 6. (? word) lavender, retreating/ Cortinarius salus (?) "

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Violetta White Delafield

Attribution

Artist

Notes

Date made: August 6,1900

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

8-1/2 in

Width

11-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 8 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (21.6 x 29.2 cm)

Material

Paper (laid), Pencil, Watercolor

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Paper soiled around edges and slightly folded under along left edge; lower right corner torn slightly.

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial