PANEOLUS RETIRURGIS

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

PANEOLUS RETIRURGIS

Entry/Object ID

MP.2005.147

Description

Watercolor drawing on paper of of five Paneolus retirurgis fungi, each varied in appearance, on left, and pencil-written text on right: each fungus with a bell- shaped cap and thin, even stem; from left to right: gray and white cap with dark gray pileus and stem; dark gray cap, black pileus, and gray stem; gray cap and brown stem; light gray and white cap with light gray stem; brown and white cap, black pileus, and gray stem; the text on the right is as follows: "June 20. Litchfield Conn. / Found growing together, in manure / in pasture lot. / 1. Taste watery. / 2. Surface of Pileus. Dry, smooth shiny. / in some scaly. in others striate with / maturity, white when young, turning a dirty black- / brown when mature. / 3. Lamellae. grey when young turning / black. wide. Heteroplyllous.aduate. / 4. Spores, black, small, oval-round. / 5. Stem. Cartilaginous-stuffed, of even thickness. / 6. Veil, white remaining in points round / edge of pileus, giving it a ragged / appearance / Paneolus retirurgis."

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Violetta White Delafield

Attribution

Artist

Date made

circa 1910

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

8-3/4 in

Width

11-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 8 3/4 x 11 3/4 in. (22.2 x 29.8 cm)

Material

Paper (laid), Pencil, Watercolor

Condition

Notes

Overall Analysis: Slight discoloration on right edge; left edge irregularly cut.

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial