Name/Title
Three Beige Scaly MushroomsEntry/Object ID
MP.2005.101Description
Watercolor drawing on paper of three fungi in shades of putty and brown, accompanied by column of text, in pencil, on right: in foreground two specimens are clustered together; measuring 1 1/2 inches and 1 3/4 inches respectively, they have convex scaly caps and curvy stalks; scales are depicted along stalks and caps with multiple short strokes of brown; gills are partially visible; behind this cluster and slightly to the left is a single specimen measuring 1 7/8 inches in height; its convex cap is covered with tiny brown scales, as is its curvy stalk; gills are highly visible on underside of cap; all three specimens are anchored by several strokes of olive green indicating ground; to right is taxonomy as follows: "1. Pileus convex to subexpanded, fleshy / squamose, greyish brown- scales darker- / and thicker in the disc- subumbonate. / 1.5-2.3 cm in diam- / 2. Lamellae light greyish brown- becoming dark brown sinuate adnate / eroded- very wide and rounded behind / subdistant, inserted / 3. Spores dark purplish brown / 4. Stipe concolorous, squamose- cartilagenous / tough, fibrous stuffed above, solid below- / 4-4.5 cm long. 3-5 mm broad- / fibrous scaly / Cespitose and singly in very damp soil in woods / Buck Hill Falls Aug 26 1921 / Pa 106."Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Violetta White DelafieldAttribution
ArtistNotes
Date made: August 26,1921Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionTranscription
See descriptionDimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
7 inWidth
10 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 7 x 10 in. (17.8 x 25.4 cm)Material
Paper (wove), Pencil, WatercolorCondition
Notes
Remarks: Small dot (watercolor) in upper, mid area of paper; some erasure of text noted in section "3. Spores" and below date at bottom.General Notes
Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 27ANote Type
DepartmentNote
Curatorial