Lot 0282

Redhead Drake Decoy

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Item Details

Description

Freeport, NY, c. 1890
12 1/2 in. long

A flat-bottomed decoy with an oak keel. The carving's right side displays the museum identification code "A51-101" in red paint. This decoy also bears the following inscription on its wooden base: "Redhead - Male From Currituck Shooting Club / Poplar Beach, NC." A later note attributes it to Freeport, Long Island. The underside of the decoy is branded "HIDDEN."
Original paint with working grey paint across the back and sides.

Provenance: Currituck Shooting Club
Walter L. Bush Collection
Collection of a New York City Museum, acquired from the above in 1953

Condition

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