Lactarius

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Lactarius

Entry/Object ID

MP.2005.35

Description

Watercolor drawing on paper of a single fungus on the left, accompanied by text, written in pencil, on right side: the fungus measures 3" in height, and has a wide convex cap measuring 3 1/2"; the cap is painted in muted mauve tones, the gill area is painted in tan with pencilled lines, and the stalk is done in mauves; several strokes of black connote ground; the text on the right is headed," 21. Lactarius"; followed below with, " 1. Pileus convex, then plane- expanded / somewhat depressed- somewhat thick and / corugated, dry, reddish lavender with / a silvery bloom, flesh white rather thick. / 2. Gills close but not crowded. Adnate or / slightly decurrent by a small tooth / heterophyllus, salmon yellow very / even- turning brownish where bruised / 3. Stem firm cilendria solid, slightly / paler than the pileus / 4. Spores white, making the gills look / powdery- / 5. Milk very voluminous, white / not turning color, taste mild or / very tardily slightly acrid. / Growing singly in light woods / Buck Hill Falls, Pa Aug 13,1920."

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Violetta White Delafield

Attribution

Artist

Notes

Date made: August 13,1920

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

mp.2005.35
MP .2005.35

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

7 in

Width

10 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 7 x 10 in. (17.8 x 25.4 cm)

Material

Paper (wove), Pencil, Watercolor

Condition

Notes

Remarks: No damage visible; one small, very faint stain (may be watercolor) below drawing (left of midline on bottom).

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial