CORTINARIUS VIOLACEUS

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

MP.2005.150

Description

Watercolor drawing on paper of one large purple fungus with a large bulbous base and convex cap, pencil written text on right side of paper: fungus is approximately 4 1/8 inches in height; the cap is approximately 1 3/4 inches in width; bulb is approximately 1 3/8 inches in width; stem comes off of top-right side of bulb and tapers at top; violet in color; brownish-purple near the annulus; cap is a dark purple, with the top-right being light brown in color; no gills apparent under cap; bulb is light purple in color; greenish-brown and grey streaks near bulb indicate ground mass; small wavy pencil marks on bulb indicate mycelial threads; pencil written description on far right of paper reads " 1. Pileus dull violet, densely [illegible], / hairy, dry - / 2. Lamellae heterophyllus, sinuate / adnate, rather wide, violet, becoming / rusty. / 3. Spores bright rusty brown - / Stipe smooth, concolorous, slender / above, with traces in veil, bulbose - / Growing singly + gregarious in leaf mold / in woods - small specimen / Cortinarius violaceus / Bar Harbor Me. Aug 22 - 1901. / no 124 in N. Y. Botanical Garden Herb.-

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Violetta White Delafield

Attribution

Artist

Date made

Aug 22, 1901

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: Light yellow colored stain on top-right corner of reverse side.

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