Cortinarius

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Cortinarius

Entry/Object ID

MP.2005.112

Description

Watercolor drawing on paper of two fungi in shades of pale mustard yellow, lilac and olive green, accompanied by column of text, in pencil, to right of image: specimens have convex, broadly knobbed caps in shades of mustard yellow; specimen to right measures 4 inches in height; its gills are barely visible; specimen to left measures 3 1/4 inches in height; both have shaggy, stout, lilac colored stalks with bulbous base; olive strokes delineate texture on stalks; mid top of page is the number "11" and "Cortinarius"; beneath this a taxonomy to the right, as follows: "Pileus convex, very viscid, smooth somewhat / rugose, margin incurved / gills sinuate, broad close- very light tan / becoming darker with age - / Spores rusty / Stem solid, pale lavender - whiter above / and at base - which is slightly / bulbose - flaky from remnants of / veil / Entire plant seems to be covered with a / gelatenous veil, making it very viscid / and slippery / Growing in rich leaf soil in woods / Buck Hill Falls / Sept 29-1919 Pa."

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Violetta White Delafield

Attribution

Artist

Date made

Sep 29, 1919

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

8 in

Width

10-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 8 x 10 1/4 in. (20.3 x 26 cm)

Material

Paper (wove), Pencil, Watercolor

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Small tear at left upper corner in addition to small multiple tears along left edge; soiling of paper especially at the edges.

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial