Name/Title
Lactaria circellataEntry/Object ID
MP.2005.126Description
Watercolor drawing on paper of three fungi in shades of brown and pale yellow, accompanied by text, in pencil, on right side of page: largest specimen in the center measures 2 1/2 inches in height and 2 1/16 inches across cap; cap is flattened and depressed; wide upturned gill area is pale yellow with fine, closely spaced lines; pale brown stalk is slightly curved to left; specimen to left is 1 3/4 inches in height and 1 1/2 inches across flattened cap; exposed gill area is pale yellow with fine, closely spaced lines, short stalk is bulbous; specimen to right is 1 1/2 inches in height and 1 inch across ovoid, brown- ringed cap; gill area is not exposed; taxonomy to right is a follows: "1. Pileus convex to expanded then / depressed, having a small umbo / darker in center, irregularly zoned or / marked, rugose, margin paler in nature / plants glabrous not viscid, margin / involute, context white, becoming brown / when wounded. / 2. Lamellae yellowish white, inserted / close, branching close to stipe, turning / brown when wounded / 3. Spores white / 4. Stipe rather thick, pittey, hollow / in center tapering above, concolorous / 5. Latex whitish, unchanging / astringent, or tardily acrid / Gregarious on path in woods / Buck Hill Falls Pa July 19,1921 / 9 / Lactarius circellata".Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Violetta White DelafieldAttribution
ArtistDate made
Jul 19, 1921Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionTranscription
See descriptionDimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
7 inWidth
10 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 7 x 10 in. (17.8 x 25.4 cm)Material
Paper (wove), Pencil, WatercolorCondition
Notes
Remarks: Area of discoloration along length of bottom edge-goes from 1/4 inch in width to 5/8 inch in width from left to right.General Notes
Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 27ANote Type
DepartmentNote
Curatorial