Name/Title
Helvella elasticaEntry/Object ID
MP.2005.106Description
Watercolor drawing on paper of two fungi in shades of smoky brown, grey, and white, accompanied by text, in pencil, to the right: specimen to the right measures 4 3/4 inches in height and has a lobed or saddle-shaped cap with inrolled margins; the interior is a smoky brown shade; exterior of cap is white with grey shading; slender white stem curves to the right and is shaded with pale grey and beige; specimen to the left measures 5 inches in height and has a lobed or saddle-shaped cap in dove grey color; slender white stem curves to the left, and is shaded with pale beige; both terminate in a few strokes of brown; text to the right reads as follows: "Helvella elastica / Growing on much decaying wood / of wet bank / Pileus fawny on the outside, very / white underneath, as one which / granules in appearance / Stem very slender, pure white at / the top, yellowish brown at / the lower part- hollow / Buck Hill Falls / Pa / Sept 29 1919" ; at upper right corner, "127".Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Violetta White DelafieldAttribution
ArtistNotes
Date made: Sept. 29, 1919Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionTranscription
See descriptionDimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
8 inWidth
10-1/4 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 8 x 10 1/4 in. (20.3 x 26 cm)Material
Paper (wove), Pencil, WatercolorCondition
Notes
Remarks: Upper left corner and lower right corner have very small tears; slight soiling along edges.General Notes
Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 27A