Tricholoma variegatum

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Tricholoma variegatum

Entry/Object ID

MP.2005.47

Description

Watercolor drawing on paper of two fungi pictured in upper third of page underwhich is text, written in pencil: the fungi, executed in shades of brown and pale yellow have wide, softly domed caps and short stalks; the specimen on the left measures 1 5/8 inches in height, including the earth underneath it; the specimen to the right measures 1 3/8 inches including the earth; below is the following text: "1. Pileus convex to subexpanded, hygrophanous, yellowish / form with dull reddish squamules, darker in the center, margin naked, pale / 2. Lamellae creamy white, becoming somewhat dingy / heterophyllous, narrow, close, sinuate adnate / 3. Spores white / 4. Stipe fleshy, solid, concolorous with similar squamules / 5. Taste mild / Growing on rotting log / Aug 13, 1901 Bar Harbor Me / Tricholoma variegatum/ (no 104 in N.Y. Botanical Gardens Hist) ".

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Violetta White Delafield

Attribution

Artist

Date made

Aug 13, 1901

Notes

Dates: c.1920

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

10 in

Width

7 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 10 x 7 in. (25.4 x 17.8 cm)

Material

Paper (wove), Pencil, Watercolor

Condition

Notes

Remarks: No visible damage, soil, tears, etc.

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial