Panaeolus

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Panaeolus

Entry/Object ID

MP.2005.146

Description

Watercolor drawing of four delicate black/grey fungi showing differing stages of development of same species: All fungi have thin grey to grey black stems; mushroom on far left is approximately 7 ¾ inch high; cap is approximately 1 inch wide at bottom; cap is cone shaped; dark near top and slowing fading to grey; black underside of cap is visible; no delineation of gills; stem is thin and grey; curves to right at bottom; second fungi from left is smaller, less mature; fungi is approximately 4 ½ inches high from cap to bottom of root; cap is 5/8 of an inch wide at bottom; cap is bell shaped; light grey in color; darker grey underside of cap is visible; delineations of gills also visible; stem is grey, long and thin; cluster of dirt or stem on bottom; fungi second from right is immature specimen; fungi is approximately 2 ¾ inches high; cap is small; egg shaped; ¼ of an inch at widest point; light grey in color; stem is thin, grey in color; fungi on far right is approximately 6 ½ inches high; cap is cone shaped; 1 ½ inches wide at bottom; cap is black; underside is light grey; with lines delineating gills; stem is thin; black/grey in color and curves to right at the bottom; above drawing are three examples of spore prints; print on far right is most defined; two other examples to its left are of lower quality and hard to see; below spore prints a pencil sketch of the gill structure of the underside of the cap; a circular shape; with curved lines delineating the gills of the fungus; line sketches are included in the pencil written description of fungus, illustration the notes; Pencil written description on far right of paper reads " June 19 - 1900. Litchfield Conn. / Found is pasture ground growing in / manure / 1. taste watery. Slightly nutty- / 2. Surface of Pileus. Dry- smooth. Unbonate when / young. Inky black when mature- / 3. Lamallae- Grey fawn when young. Darker / with age- dirty black- fairly close, aduate / wide- waxy Hetroplyllous- / 4. Spores. Black- small oval- with slight / protuberciuces at end. / 5. Stem. with a pithy center- very brittle and soft- / 3-4 inches - high- slightly teulbous- / 5. veil present in very young specimens, white thick / evanescent. / Panaeolus."

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Violetta White Delafield

Attribution

Artist

Date made

Jun 19, 1900

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

MP.2005.149

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

9-1/4 in

Width

11-5/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 9 1/4 x 11 5/8 in. (23.5 x 29.5 cm)

Material

Paper (laid), Watercolor, Pencil, mushroom spores

Condition

Notes

Remarks: 2 tears on top edges of paper. One is approximately 1 inch long, the second approximately 1/3 inch long. Old folds to top edge of paper. Paper is also dirty.

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial