Russula variata

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Russula variata

Entry/Object ID

MP.2005.78

Description

Watercolor drawing on paper of two fungi, one on top of the other, executed in shades of mauve, grey-green, white, beige, and brown, accompanied by text on right side of page: the upper image, labelled "2", measures 2 1/2 inches in height, and 2 5/8 inches across cap; the mauve umbrella-shaped cap is shaded with darker mauve; gills are partially visible and delineated with fine closely spaced pencil lines; the stubby stalk is 5/8 inch thick and painted a flesh tone with brown shading; the image beneath, labelled "1", measures 2 1/2 inches tall including the "ground", and 1 3/4 inches across cap; the domed cap is grey-green; no gills are visible; the pale stalk, shaded in white and grey, is 5/8 inch thick at widest point; in center of page at upper edge is written "65."; beneath this a taxonomy as follows: "1. Pileus convex then expanded or slightly/ depressed firm, viscid when moist meat/ thick white-purplish green mottled./ 2. Taste pleasant/ 3. Lamellae white close rather narrow/ branching forked very slightly decurrent or adnate/ 4. Spores white/ 5. Stem firm white solid or stuffed, thicker in/ the center or lower part/ growing in rich soil in woods./ several specimens found eaten by slug. / Buck Hill Falls/ Penn. July 16 1920/ 1. Russula variata/ in spec. no2- there were some forked lamellae/ the specs had a strong and rather disagreeable odor/ but were not acrid, the stem was white firm and turned/ brown where bruised or injured-".

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Violetta White Delafield

Attribution

Artist

Date made

Jul 16, 1920

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

8 in

Width

10-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 8 x 10 1/4 in. (20.3 x 26 cm)

Material

Paper (wove), Pencil, Watercolor

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Tiny pieces of paper missing at right upper and lower corners, and left upper corner; some discoloration of paper evident; dent along lower edge; a few soil marks.

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial