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Decoy

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1900-1930

GUSN

GUSN-11396

Description

One each comprised of two flattened, silhouetted wood ducks, painted black. The eyes are painted as well. They are connected by a rectangular piece of wood and a rope.

Details

Descriptive Terms

decoys
wood (plant material)
painting (coating)
rope
decoys
Wood
Rope
Painted
Decoy

Associated Building

Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

14 x 28 3/4 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

Accession Number

1991.1722.1-4

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