Omphalina strombodes

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

MP.2005.96

Description

Watercolor drawing on paper of two fungi in shades of yellow, beige, and cream, accompanied by column of text, in pencil, to the right of page: specimen to the right measures 2 1/8 inches in height and 1 5/8 inches across cap; the pale yellow trumpet-shaped cap has deeply inverted edges and marked depression in center; gill area is a deep yellow with pencil lines depicting striation; cream colored stem curves slightly to left and terminates in strokes of brown for ground; specimen to left measures 2 1/8 inches in height and 1 5/8 inches across cap; the beige cap is tilted back, revealing the deep yellow underside with multiple, fine pencil lines demarcating the gills; cream colored stem lists slightly to left and terminates in strokes of brown for ground; taxonomy to right is as follows: "1. Pileus deeply depressed, margin / thin recurved irregular, pale / greyish tan with delicate fibrils / 2. Lamellae yellow, long decurrent / narrow inserted a few branching / subdistant / 3. Spores white / 4. Stipe equal concolorous / or a trifle lighter, with a / cartilagenous rind hollow / in the center upper part / On mush decayed log in / damp woods, gregarious / Buck Hill Falls Pa / Aug 1, 1921 / 35 / Omphalina strombodes".

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Violetta White Delafield

Attribution

Artist

Date made

Aug 1, 1921

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

6-7/8 in

Width

10 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 6 7/8 x 10 in. (17.5 x 25.4 cm)

Material

Paper (wove), Pencil, Watercolor

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Point of left upper corner and right lower corner missing; erased word evident in left lower corner.

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial