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Blue Heron decoy
1890–1920
Object Place: Probably New Jersey
Medium/Technique
Painted wood
Dimensions
69.85 x 63.5 x 22.86 cm (27 1/2 x 25 x 9 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Maxim Karolik
Accession Number58.926a-b
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionStick-up decoy in the form of a heron, neck bent downwards. Stand (probably modern) consists of two pieces of driftwood attached to a stained wooden board.
ProvenanceMid-20th century, found near Pottstown, Pennsylvania, by Edith Gregor Halpert of the Downtown Gallery (New York); from the Downtown Gallery to Maxim Karolik; 1958, gift of Maxim Karolik to the MFA.