Triocybe

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Triocybe

Entry/Object ID

MP.2005.117

Description

Watercolor drawing on paper of two fungi in shades of brown, accompanied to right by column of text, in pencil: specimen to left measures 1 3/4 inches in height and 1 13/16 inches across cap; umbrella-shaped cap is golden brown; gills are closely spaced and delineated with fine dark brown lines; short stalk terminates in a few brown brush strokes indicating ground; specimen to right meausres 1 3/4 inches in height and 1 1/2 inches across the knobbed umbrella-shaped cap; short stalk also terminates in a few brown brush strokes; taxonomy to right is as follows: "1. Pileus fleshy, subexpanded, pubescent / yellowish brown- dry, darker on the / center, and more markedly pubescent / margin than irregular / Veil evanescent / 2. Lamellae brownish, rather narrow / close / adnate or sinuate adnate / inserted / 3. Spores brown / 4. Stipe slightly paler than / pileus, pubescent, sub-excentric / fibrillose stuffed / Gregarious in light woods / Buck HIll Falls Pa / Aug 7-1921 / 44-"/ title beneath.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Violetta White Delafield

Attribution

Artist

Date made

Aug 7, 1921

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

7 in

Width

10 in

Dimension Notes

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

Material

Paper (wove), Pencil, Watercolor

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Remnants of glue on top edge and lower right edge of paper; a few watercolor marks noted (in text above the word "Falls", and at upper edge); erased word at left lower edge.

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial