CORTINARIUS __________? [SIC]

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

MP.2005.149

Description

Watercolor drawing on paper of one large white and brown fungus with a bulbous base and convex cap, pencil written text on right side of paper: fungus is approximately 3 inches in length; cap is approximately 2 3/8 inches at greatest width; top of stem is white with grey coloration on top-right side; stem turns bulbous at the volva; reddish-brown in color at base; reddish-brown streaks on top half of stem; brown streaks on the volva; cap is convex shaped, light brown in color; pencil marks indicating gills underneath cap, off white in color; bottom of fungus ends in horizontal brown streaks indicating ground; yellow mycelial threads visible beneath brown horizontal streaks; pencil written title beneath drawing reads "Cortinarius __________?"; pencil written description on far right of paper reads "Buck Hill Falls. Pa. Sept 21. 1920 / 159. / 1. Pileus, viscid, when moist, smooth / slimy, tawny orange. becoming paler / with age - convex to sub expanded- / 2. Lamellae, wide sinuate, close, heterophyllus, a light putty yellow, with / a tinge of green - becoming darker with / age - / 3. Spores rusty / 4. Stipe equal, paler than pileus, with / a large abrupt bulb - tawny like / pileus - firm solid greenish yellow / within / 5. Veil evanescent, delicate, at first / leaving a beautiful lace like brown-tracing / on the stipe which soon disappears. / Growing scattered in dark woods - "

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 edges.

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