Russula

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Russula

Entry/Object ID

MP.2005.119

Description

Watercolor drawing on paper of a single fungus in shades of rose, beige, and off-white, accompanied to the right, by column of text in pencil: specimen measures 2 1/4 inches in height and 2 5/8 inches across cap; wide, rosy cap is somewhat flattened, and is dappled with whitish speckles in center; cap is notched at the edge; narrow rim of white, closely spaced gills is just visible; stubby stalk is white, tinged with beige and pink; anchored with a few brown brush strokes; taxonomy to right is as follows: "1. Pileus convex then plane or depressed, rosy pink / unevenly colored- dry- glabrous, aerolate cracking / context white faintly pink under the / cuticle (where cracked) cuticle not pealing on / only on the extreme margin- margin entire / taste acrid- / 2. Lamellae white becoming brownish when / dry, forking, adnate, close / 3. Spores white / 4. Stipe white, glabrous, faintly tinged / with pink, spongy within, equal- / Growing in light woods in sandy soil / MP / Annandale Aug 20-1922 / N.Y. -3- / Russula".

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Violetta White Delafield

Attribution

Artist

Date made

Aug 20, 1922

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: Tiny black dot (possibly watercolor) to right of image; some soiling at edges.

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial