Hypholoma appindiculaton

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

MP.2005.143

Description

Watercolor drawing on paper of two fungi; brown caps, shaggy stems, with pencil written text on right side of paper: fungi on left appears to be an immature version of fungi on right; fungi is approximately 1 ½ inches high, not including green that indicates grass; cap is ½ inch at widest point; cap is primarly dark brown, large patch of lighter brown takes up approximately ¼ of cap; very bottom of cap has white flesh that attaches the cap to the stem; stem has a ring of mushroom flesh hanging downward, called pendant rings; stem is grayish color highlighted with cream; stem flares out towards bottom, and terminates in green paint indicating grass; fungi on right is approximately 1 5/8 inches high, not including green that indicates grass; cap is approximately 1 1/16 inch wide at bottom of cap; Cap is primarily dark brown, with patches of olive green and white highlights; a few patches of white paint indicate the remnants of white flesh that once attached the cap and stem; stem is grayish color with white highlights; stem also has pendant rings (described above); stem flares towards the bottom and terminates in green paint that indicates grass; pencil written text on right side of paper reads; " Litchfield Conn July 1- 1900. / Growing under trees / in sandy soil/ 1. Taste acrid, strong and disagreeable - smell strong. / 2. Surface of Pileus, dry, peeling / 3. Lamellae yellowish fawn, turning darker with age- lighter towards the edges of Pileus. Entere, close, adnate, crincled / 4 Spores - roundish oval. dark brown. hyaline- / 5. Stem. Cartilaginous - hollow ragged thicker toward foot. 6. Gill white, persistent, ragged- / Hypholoma appindicualaton."

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Violetta White Delafield

Attribution

Artist

Date made

Jul 1, 1900

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

MP.2005.146

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

9 in

Width

11-5/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 9 x 11 5/8 in. (22.9 x 29.5 cm)

Material

Paper (laid), Watercolor, Pencil

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Staining on edges of paper. Paper dirty. One small water stain approx. 2 inches below drawing of fungi.

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 27A

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial