Name/Title
Tricholoma equestre L.Entry/Object ID
MP.2005.45Description
Watercolor drawing on paper of a single fungus on left side, accompanied by text, written in pencil, on the right side: the fungus measures 3 5/8 inches in height, and has a domed, deep yellow cap measuring 2 1/2 inches across; the stalk is executed in pale white with grey shading; gill area is painted in yellow with fine pencilled lines; strokes of brown indicate earth at its base; in right corner is number "178" ; below is the following text: "1. Pileus viscid when moist, bright greenish -/ yellow, slightly darker, brownish in center / smooth, firm, meat very white, margin / thin and inrolled / 2. Lamellae bright greenish yellow, same / color as pileus, heterophyllous, close / rather wide, some branching close to the stipe / deeply sinuate / 3. Spores white / 4. Stipe firm, white above, somewhat tinted / with yellow below, bulbose, thick / white within shiny fibrillose / 5. Taste. / Growing singly and cespitose in damp woods / Buck Hill Falls / Pa Oct 1,1920 / Tricholoma equestre L. ?".Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Violetta White DelafieldAttribution
ArtistNotes
Date made: Oct. 1, 1920Inscription/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: No visible stains, tears, etc.General Notes
Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 27ANote Type
DepartmentNote
Curatorial