Name/Title
HygrophorousEntry/Object ID
MP.2005.61Description
Watercolor drawing on paper of two distinct specimens- the first identified "51. Hygrophorous", the second "50. Hydrocybe chlorophano"; both are accompanied by text at right of the image: the first specimen labelled "51. Hygrophorous" has a domed convex cap and slightly curving stalk; measures 1 1/2 inches in height, and is executed in mustard yellow; a taxonomy to the right of the image is as follows: "Pileus viscid, moist, slimy / smooth striate / Gills white rather distant / adnate or sinuate / Spores white / Stem hollow llike pileus / viscid / beautiful little plant / growing in rich soil in woods / Sept 29 1919 Buck Hill Falls / Hygrophorous"; the second specimen, located in lower half of page, has a domed wrinkled cap with visible gills; executed in red, the gills are delineated with moderately spaced red lines over yellow; the stalk is 3/8 inch in width, also red; overall measures 2 inches in height; to the right of the page a taxonomy is as follows: "Pileus, convex then expanded / brilliant, smooth / silky viscid when moist / Gills yellow in the margin / showing red above / rather wide adnate / but not decurrent / rather distant / Spores white / Stem hollow, rather flattened / striate same color as / pileus / Growing singly in rich soil / in woods".Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Violetta White DelafieldAttribution
ArtistNotes
Date made: Sept 29, 1919Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionTranscription
See descriptionOther Names
Name Type
Other TitleOther Name
Hydrocybe chlorophanoDimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
8-1/8 inWidth
5-3/4 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 8 1/8 x 5 3/4 in. (20.6 x 14.6 cm)Material
Paper (wove), Pencil, WatercolorCondition
Notes
Remarks: Right upper and lower corners are missing tiny piece of paper.General Notes
Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 27ANote Type
DepartmentNote
Curatorial