CORTINARIUS ?

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

CORTINARIUS ?

Entry/Object ID

MP.2005.148

Description

Watercolor drawing on paper of three small, golden brown fungi with convex caps, pencil written text on right side of paper: fungus on left showing older stage of maturity; two connected fungi on right showing a younger stage of maturity; fungus on left approximately 2 2/8 inches high; cap is approximately 1 inch wide; stem of fungus is golden, yellow in color with darker brown along the right side; stem curves to the right and upwards; cap is round convex shaped, being wider at the base; golden, yellow in color, with a brown on the top, right corner of cap; pencil lines indicating gills visible underneath cap; base of fungus ending in green and brown vertical streaks indicating grass; fungi on right connected at base; middle fungus showing a thin stem, approximately 1 ¾ inch high; stem curves to the left slightly; cap is approximately ½ inch wide; stem pale golden, yellow in color, with darker gold color along bottom half of left side and on upper right side of stem; cap slightly convex in shape, pointy at top; light golden, yellow color with darker gold towards top and right side; no gills apparent; right fungus of pair approximately 2 inches high; stem curves slightly to the left; cap is approximately 5/8 inches wide; stem is pale golden, yellow in color with a white spot at base and darker gold color along right side; cap convex in shape; golden, yellow in color with darker gold at top, right side; no gills apparent; base of fungi pair ends in green and brown horizontal streaks indicating ground, with light brown, vertical streaks indicating grass; pencil written text reads "161. / 1. Pileus convex to sub expanded - somewhat / umbonate, dry (?) (or slightly [illegible]) dull greenish yellow / [illegible]. margin strongly [illegible] / 2. Lamellae pale yellow, becoming dark / yellow, then brownish- heterophyllus/ sinuate-adnate, very even/ 3. Spores rusty brown/ 4. Stipe. concolorous- slightly [illegible]/ below, solid or stuffed, yellowish with/ somewhat squamules-/ 5. Veil, whitish evanescent very delicate/ Growing on mosey bank by road in woods/ Buck Hill Falls. Penn/ Sept 21= 1920."

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Violetta White Delafield

Attribution

Artist

Date made

Sep 21, 1920

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

7 in

Width

10 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 7 x 10 in. (17.8 x 25.4 cm)

Material

Paper, Pencil, Watercolor

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Slight discoloration near bottom edge.

General Notes

Note Type

General Note

Note

Found in main folder "Rusty Brown Spored," within subfolder inscribed "Cortinarius"

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial