Urnula craterium

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Urnula craterium

Entry/Object ID

MP.2005.84

Description

Graphite drawing on tracing paper depicting a cluster of goblet-shaped fungi, and to their left, a pair of conical, bell-shaped fungi with knobbed caps: the cluster of urnula fungi are dark in color with a deep cup-shape and inrolled edges; interiors are dark; to the right of the cluster is a single urnula fungus showing its slender stalk (stalk supports the fungus but is usually not visible); strokes of graphite depict ground; to left of cluster are two bell-shaped, knobbed-capped fungi; unlike the cluster, these are not shaded but are simply outlined; below image, "Urnula craterium".

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Violetta White Delafield

Attribution

Artist

Date made

circa 1900 - 1920

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

8-1/8 in

Width

10-7/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 8 1/8 x 10 7/8 in. (20.6 x 27.6 cm)

Material

graphite, Tracing paper

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Left upper corner turned down; small red mark at left lower edge; pencil mark below image and slightly to right.

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial