Tricholoma Russula

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Tricholoma Russula

Entry/Object ID

MP.2005.46

Description

Watercolor drawing on paper of a single fungus below which is text, written in pencil: the fungus is large and fleshy looking with a rose colored, wide domed cap, and short thick stalk; measures 2 3/4 inches in height and 3 1/4 inches across cap; the gill area is only partially visible in back; and the stalk is shaded in mauve with brown at the end; beneath drawing is following text: "Beautiful specimen / growing in rich soil in woods / Pileus smooth, dry, fibrillous / margin incurled / Spores white / Gills white tinted with pink / slightly decurrent / Stem shortish, thick of the / same substance as pileus / Tricholoma Russula" ; in upper right corner the number "72" in pencil.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Violetta White Delafield

Attribution

Artist

Date made

circa 1920 - 2021

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

8 in

Width

4-7/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 8 x 4 7/8 in. (20.3 x 12.4 cm)

Material

Paper (wove), Pencil, Watercolor

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Watercolor mark in rose color at top edge, probably done at time of drawing.

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial