Lacteria deceptiva

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Lacteria deceptiva

Entry/Object ID

MP.2005.33

Description

Watercolor drawing on paper of a single fungus accompanied by text, written in pencil , on right side: fungus measures 3 1/4" in height; has a wide, flattened cap in shades of beige, and a pale beige and white stem; gills are visible; strokes of brown indicate earth at its base; text on the right is headed with the title, "Lactaria deceptiva"; to left of title is number, "13"; below is following text: " 1. Pileus convex umbilicate, then depressed / funnel shaped when old- whitish, stout / ochraceous tinted and somewhat scaly / In young plants the margin is strongly inrolled and there is a thick net of woven / threads from the surface of the roll to / the stem- filling in space between gills and stipe / 2. Gills are white, stout, somewhat decurrent / forked near the stem, becoming ochraceous / brown where bruised after some time / 3. Spores white. / 4. Stem solid, cylindrical, minutely / tomentose, and spongy when old / 5. Milk white, not changing color, taste / very acrid / Growing in rich soil in woods / Buck Hill Falls Penn. July 20-1920".

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Violetta White Delafield

Attribution

Artist

Date made

Jul 20, 1920

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

mp.2005.33
MP .2005.33

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; paper, drawing, and text intact.

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial