Description
Massachusetts, c. 1880
12 in. long
A split-tail sandpiper with a thin reaching neck.
In working paint with gunning wear and a replaced bill.
Literature: Stephen O’Brien Jr. Fine Arts, "2003 Catalog," Boston, MA, 2003, fig. 41 and back cover, related example illustrated.
George Ross Starr Jr., M.D., "Decoys of the Atlantic Flyway," Tulsa, OK,...