Ira Hudson Bush Collection Broadbill

Ira D. Hudson (1873-1949) Chincoteague, VA, c. 1935 13 in. long

A bold gunning decoy with a grand body, lively paint, and deeply fluted banjo tail. The excellent condition of this decoy suggests that it was never hunted, and it is very possible that Bush collected it as a contemporary decoy from the maker in the 1930s or 1940s. Original paint with minimal wear, some crazing mostly around wing tips and on front sides, minimal darkening to some flaking, and a crack along top right side.

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

Literature: Henry A. Fleckenstein Jr., "Decoys of the Mid-Atlantic Region," Exton, PA, 1979, p. 195, closely related decoy illustrated.

Provenance

Walter L. Bush Collection Collection of a New York City Museum, acquired from the above in 1953 Private Collection