Russula crustosa

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Russula crustosa

Entry/Object ID

MP.2005.77

Description

Watercolor drawing on paper of a single fungus executed in shades of green, yellow, beige, and cream, accompanied by text, in column, on right side of page: the fungus measures 3 1/4 inches in height, and 3 3/4 inches across widest point of cap; the wide, flattened, greenish-yellow cap is slightly concave in center, and is punctuated by fine lines along the edge and a mosaic of spots toward the center; the upturned gills, connoted with fine lines in beige on cream, are closely spaced; the short stem is also cream and measures 3/4 inch thick at widest point; several brush strokes in brown at base complete the image; at top of page, midpoint, is number "64"; below a taxonomy follows: " 1. Pileus yellowish green, flecked all over with/ darker green scales-convex-expanded, the/ margin somewhat recurred- margin thin/ striate paler than the center/ 2. Gills white, becoming yellowish, wide/ ventricose, close, nearly free-/ 3. Spores white/ 4. Stem white, solid, firm, tapering/ below/ 5. Taste mild/ Growing in woods by path/ Russula crustosa/ Buck Hill Falls/ Pa July 1920".

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Violetta White Delafield

Attribution

Artist

Date made

Jul 1920

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

8-1/8 in

Width

10-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 8 1/8 x 10 1/4 in. (20.6 x 26 cm)

Material

Paper(wove), Pencil, Watercolor

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Paper discolored at edges; tiny soil mark inbetween numbers "4" and "5" of taxonomy, and above "growing" and "Russula"; two creases at lower left corner.

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial