Name/Title
Hypholoma sublateritiumEntry/Object ID
MP.2005.123Description
Watercolor drawing on paper of a cluster of fungi in shades of brick red, beige and cream, accompanied below image by column of text, in pencil: cluster consists of three fungi all of which are growing laterally, and to the left, from a stump; the two large specimens have broad convex caps that are brick red in the center, becoming paler at the margins; the stalks curve out to the left and then upwards; the small specimen, located between the other two, is paler in color and considerably smaller in size; it is growing in similar direction from central source; all terminate in a bulbous base which emanates from brownish "stump"; upper right corner the number "70"; beneath image is title,"Hypholoma sublateritium", and the following taxonomy: "Taste somewhat bitter / Pileus tawny brick red, lighter on the / margin-smooth, convex, expanded / with loose threads for the veil / Gills adnate, sometimes decurrent by a / tooth, narrow, dull yellowish white / becoming greyish purple / Spores purple brown- / Stem tapering downward- smooth / lighter than the pileus, with fibrils / from the veil / Growing in large cluster on decaying stumps / etc Buck HIll Falls Pa Sept 1919".Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Violetta White DelafieldAttribution
ArtistDate made
Sep 1919Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionTranscription
See descriptionDimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
8-3/16 inWidth
5-5/8 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 8 3/16 x 5 5/8 in. (20.8 x 14.3 cm)Material
Paper (wove), Pencil, WatercolorCondition
Notes
Remarks: Paper, image and text in very good condition; a few tiny watercolor dots located on front of page; tip right lower corner missing.General Notes
Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 27ANote Type
DepartmentNote
Curatorial