Name/Title
HypholomaEntry/Object ID
MP.2005.142Description
Watercolor drawing of wavy-looking horizontally growing reddish/brown single fungi with pencil written text of right side of paper: fungi is approximately 2 inches high at larger point; approximately 5 inches wide; cap is colored in shades of browns, reds tawny creams; shape is generally flat, but appears cap has wavy almost ruffle appearing shaping; cap is shaded with darker shades of brown to show all of the ruffles and ridges in the cap; cap is approximately 4 inches wide; stem grows horizontally from left side of cap; stem is approximately 1 7/8 inch long; stem curves several times before ending with a slightly bulbous growth; stem begins as black near cap, then changes to a dark reddish brown the same color as cap; dark paint near end of root indicates earth; no gills present; pencil written text reads; "Growing from earthy roadside bark- / under [illegible] and birches.- / 1. Taste. mealy. 2. Surface of Pileus , dry smooth / somewhat unstonate ? / 3. Lacmellae. dingy white turning/ olive green rather grayish. hetro-phyllous. close wide, sinuate. / 4 Spores. Lavender. - dark- / 5. Stem cartilaginous stuffed, length / varied, and partly burning under/ ground twisted / Oct 12 -1900 Litchfield, CT. / Also found growing in cluster at foot of old stumps/ Hypholoma."Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Violetta White DelafieldAttribution
ArtistDate made
Oct 12, 1900Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
8-3/4 inWidth
11-3/8 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 8 3/4 x 11 3/8 in. (22.2 x 28.9 cm)Material
Paper (laid), Watercolor, PencilCondition
Notes
Remarks: Paper is dirly. Slight staining above mushroom. one small tear less than 1/4 inch long approximatly one inch above lower left corner.General Notes
Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 27ANote Type
DepartmentNote
Curatorial