C1. Cantharellus cibarius

Description:

Watercolor on paper illustrating two stages of mushroom maturation. Jervey noted along the bottom "Cantharellis Cabarius [sic] Chantarelle [sic] Edible" and wrote on reverse, "See C.2 Some say Cantharellis Cabarius [sic] is poisinous others say put to the lips of a dying man will arrest the pangs of death. One is thinking of the C.C., the other the Jack O'Lantern one grows in clumps, the other singly one lemon See C.2."

• Title: C1. Cantharellus cibarius
• Creator: Jervey, Ida Morris, 1861-1938
• Date: 1937
• Culture: American
• School: Academic
• Dimensions: H-5 W-3.5 inches

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• Collection: Works on Paper Collection
• Object Name: Ida Morris Jervey Mushroom Primer
• Other Name: Work on paper
• Object Id: AZ 1293j

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