Rare Long-Tailed Drake
Augustus Aaron "Gus" Wilson (1864-1950)
South Portland, ME, c. 1890
12 1/2 in. long

An exceedingly rare, if not unique, Monhegan-Island-style long-tailed decoy. All of Wilson's best mergansers, scoter, and eider exhibit wide bodies with low profiles, raised wings, and inletted heads. Yet seemingly all of his other known long-tails were made in his later styles.
Original paint with moderate gunning wear, restored patch on top of head and to tail chip.

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