Name/Title
Melanoleuca buttomaculausEntry/Object ID
MP.2005.66Description
Watercolor drawing on paper of a buff colored fungus, accompanied to the right by column of text, in pencil: specimen is 2 3/4 inches tall, and 3 inches across the flattened, bell-shaped cap; gills are partially visible and are delineated by fine, closely spaced pencil lines; shading in beige and pale green provides detail; two scalloped brown lines indicate ground; at top right corner, in pencil, "co/ry" and the number "174"; taxonomy is as follows: "1. Pileus convex to subexpanded, margin / inrolled, when young, dry, moist, thick / with a soft finish like leather, pure white / with a slight tinge of yellowish (? word) / becoming bright yellowish green when / handled or bruised / 2. Lamellae white, close, narrow very even / heterophyllum, a few branches near the stipe / sinuate-a slightly rounded adnate / becoming yellowish green as above / 3. Spores white / 4. Stipe stout firm, solid, but softer texture / cartilagenous reed? / in the center becoming greenish yellow when / cut bulbous and velvity at the base / 5. Taste strong and unpleasant, though not actually bitter / Growing in damp woods in leaf mold"; beneath this "Buck Hill Falls Pa / Melanoleuca buttomaculaus"; at far left lower corner "Delafield", and at right lower corner, "Sept 29 1920".Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Violetta White DelafieldAttribution
ArtistNotes
Date made: Sept. 29, 1920Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionTranscription
See descriptionDimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
7 inWidth
10-1/8 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 7 x 10 1/8 in. (17.8 x 25.7 cm)Material
Paper (wove), Pencil, WatercolorCondition
Notes
Remarks: No visible problems.General Notes
Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 27ANote Type
DepartmentNote
Curatorial