Lactarius hygrophoroides

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

MP.2005.37

Description

Watercolor drawing on paper of a single fungus on the left, accompanied by text, written in pencil, on the right: the drawing measures 2 1/2" in height and has a wide convex cap measuring 2 1/4" at its widest point; the cap is painted in shades of brown, the pencilled lines of the widely spaced gills are painted over in shades of beige and brown, and the stalk is done in brown; several strokes of dark brown indicate ground; in the top center of page is the number, "19"; the text on the right is as follows: " 1. Pileus convex plane- then slightly depressed / thick and firm- beautifully velvety looking / becoming somewhat rugose on the margin / in older specimens / 2. Lamellae white- becoming yellowish / distant, heterophyllous, interspaces / uneven or venose- rather thick- gills / somewhat decurrent / 3. Spores white / 4. Stem short, thick, somewhat paler than / pileus or concorolous tomentose / 5. Milk white,not acrid, and not / changing color / resembles Lactarius volemus , but / has a different "thick" character, and the / gills are much more distant" ; on bottom left, " Lacterius hygrophoroides" ; on bottom right, " Buck Hill Falls, Penn July 1920."

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Violetta White Delafield

Attribution

Artist

Date made

Jul 1920

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

7-1/4 in

Width

10 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 7 1/4 x 10 in. (18.4 x 25.4 cm)

Material

Paper (wove), Pencil, Watercolor

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Small soil spot on lower left corner; pencil marks on back.

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial