Triocybe

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Triocybe

Entry/Object ID

MP.2005.97

Description

Watercolor drawing on paper of a cluster of fungi in shades of brown, beige and cream, accompanied to right of page by column of text, in pencil: the cluster consists of four delicate stemmed fungi with conical to bell-shaped caps, in gradations of brown at the top to beige at the bottom; the stems are curved or slightly wavy, in shades of beige and cream; cluster measures 2 inches in height including base of brown strokes for ground, and 1 1/2 inches across; taxonomy at the right is as follows: "1. Pileus ionic to expanded- umbonate / darker on the umbo, fibrous, fibrils darker / margin irregular / 2. Lamellae sinuate adnate, inserted / close, lightish yellowish turning darker / 3. Spores rusty brown / 4. Stipe whitish shiny, stuffed, with / white mycelium at base / Cespitose and single in path in woods / Buck HIll Falls, July 16- 1921. / Pa. 5 / Triocybe (same as 1920- 145 / ? ) ".

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Violetta White Delafield

Attribution

Artist

Date made

Jul 16, 1921

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

7 in

Width

9-7/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 7 x 9 7/8 in. (17.8 x 25.1 cm)

Material

Pencil (wove), Pencil, Watercolor

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Soiling around edges noted.

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial