Drake canvasback decoy believed to be from Maryland, maker unknown. The body is solid and wide with a long tail which is flat at the end. The head sits above the heightened breast. The paint appears original with some possible touch-up and some shot spray. The bottom appears to have had several ballast weights which have been removed. There is an empty screw hole under the tail, possibly for a line tie, which indicates the decoys were rigged on one long anchor line. 6-1/2''h, 7''w, 17-1/4''l. Provenance: Estate of Joseph ''Jay'' St. Mark, PhD, of Newtown, Connecticut, historian, appraiser, and collector of fine Americana.

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