Browse Items (31 total)

  • Collection: Mushroom Drawings of Violetta Delafield

Clitocybe virens

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Watercolor drawing on paper of two fungi in shades of green and pale brown, accompanied by text: specimen on far left measures 3 1/2 inches in height; has sloping, concave cap in shades of green; stem is narrow and shaded with strokes of brown; gills…

Clitocybe virens

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Watercolor drawing on paper of a single fungus, on left side of paper: drawing measures three inches in height; cap measures 3 1/8 inches at widest point; the wide, gently floppy cap is executed in shades of acqua; the gill area in pale cream with…

Cerioneyces communis

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Watercolor drawing on paper of three fungi in shades of brown, moss green, and beige, accompanied by pencilled text on right side of page: the center and largest image measures 2 1/2 inches in height and 2 1/2 inches at widest point; the brown…

Psilocybe foenisecii

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Watercolor drawing on paper of four slender grey-brown fungi, accompanied to the right by a column of text, in pencil: the specimens range in size from 2 inches, 1 3/4 inches, and 1 1/2 inches; they have gently curving, slender stalks, and conical…

Nidulariales

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Watercolor drawing on paper of three "bird's nest" fungi in shades of beige and golden brown, accompanied to right of drawings by several pencil lines of text: all three specimens reside on twigs or wood; they are cup-shaped, and look like tiny…

Nidulariales

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Watercolor drawing on paper of eight "bird's nest" fungi in shades of deep purple and beige, accompanied by several lines of text identifying the name of the specimens and where they were found: "July 29, 1900 Litchfield Conn / Nidulariales / Cyathus…

Phallogaster saccatus

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Watercolor drawing on paper of four club-shaped fungi in shades of pinkish-mauve and green, accompanied to right by text, in pencil: the fungi are club-shaped with dendrite like threads growing out of base which anchor them to the ground; the center…

Calvatia elata [?]

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Watercolor drawing on paper of two groups of fungi, executed in shades of beige, pale grey, and white: the larger group on right consists of a tall, pestle-shaped fungus measuring 4 1/4 inches in height; the cap is softly rounded, and the substantial…

Calvatia elata [?]

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Watercolor drawing on paper of three fungi in shades of brown and beige accompanied on right side of page by several pencilled lines of text: the three specimens are pestle-shaped with globose caps; all executed in brown, indicating their mature age;…

Helvella elastica

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Watercolor drawing on paper of two fungi in shades of smoky brown, grey, and white, accompanied by text, in pencil, to the right: specimen to the right measures 4 3/4 inches in height and has a lobed or saddle-shaped cap with inrolled margins; the…