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Decoy: Red-Breasted Merganser Drake
Attributed to: Augustus Aaron "Gus" Wilson (American, 1864–1950)
about 1910
Object Place: Maine, United States
Medium/Technique
Painted wood (bill replaced)
Dimensions
21.91 x 19.68 x 48.26 cm (8 5/8 x 7 3/4 x 19 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Maxim Karolik
Accession Number58.1159
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionBlack head, crest, and back; wide white ring around neck; white wings banded with black; white underbody. Gray tail speckled with black and white. Bill is probably replaced.
ProvenanceGift of Maxim Karolik for the proposed M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Drawings and Prints, 1800-1875