Phallogaster saccatus

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

MP.2005.86

Description

Watercolor drawing on paper of four club-shaped fungi in shades of pinkish-mauve and green, accompanied to right by text, in pencil: the fungi are club-shaped with dendrite like threads growing out of base which anchor them to the ground; the center specimen is the largest, measuring 1 7/8 inches in height including the strands at base; depressions on body indicated as brown patches; to right of this specimen is another, drawn in cross section to display the green spore mass inside; at far left is a cluster of two specimens, also pinkish-mauve in color, and club-shaped; text at right side of page is as follows: "Sac like phallus gregarious / and cespitose on much decayed / log, in damp woods. / Pale pinkish, warty / rupturing irregularly / odor strong unpleasant. / Buck Hill Falls Pa / July 27 1921 / Phallogaster saccatus".

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Violetta White Delafield

Attribution

Artist

Notes

Date made: July 27,1921

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

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: Some soiling near edges, especially on left edges and corners.

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial