Name/Title
Pholiota adiposaEntry/Object ID
MP.2005.100Description
Watercolor drawing on paper of three fungi in shades of yellow, gold, and brown, accompanied by column of text, in pencil, on right: the fungi appear to be growing out of a log or stump in horizontal direction, toward the right; each has a hemispherical to convex cap in deep shade of yellow dotted with brown scales; gills are partially visible in the uppermost specimen; all three have slightly curved stalks in shades of beige and yellow dotted with brownish scales giving them a hairy texture; measures 3 1/4 inches vertically, and 3 5/8 inches horizontally; taxonomy to right is as follows: "1. Pileus convex to expanded sub umbonate / very viscid, light brightish yellow with / darker brownish scales- margin thin / involute with remnants of veil / context yellowish, thick on the center, thin / toward the margin- taste mild / 2. Lamellae adnate and slightly decurrent / by a tooth, close- medium width, inserted / light greyish yellow, becomoing ferruginous, / margins paler- / 3. Spores ferruginous / 4. Stipe cartilagenous, tough, paler / above, yellow below, marked with / small recurved scales, and fibrils, / enlarged below, white within, dry. / Cespitose on hemlock stump / Buck Hill Falls Pa. Sept 15-1921 / 123 / Pholiota adiposa ok / Found in same loclity as no 1920- / after very dry weather"Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Violetta White DelafieldAttribution
ArtistNotes
Date made: Sept. 15, 1921Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionTranscription
See descriptionDimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
8 inWidth
11-1/8 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 8 x 11 1/8 in. (20.3 x 28.3 cm)Material
Paper (wove), Pencil, WatercolorCondition
Notes
Remarks: Some yellowing around edges; paper soiled in areas.General Notes
Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 27ANote Type
DepartmentNote
Curatorial