Joseph Lincoln Miniature Loon

Joseph W. Lincoln (1859-1938) Accord, MA, c. 1910 An extremely rare miniature common loon decoy, with over one hundred fifty checker pattern feathers. Before a severe downturn in the early twentieth-century, loons along the New England coast were quite common. After years of dwindling numbers, the population is once again on the rise. Written in pencil on the bottom "Great Northern Loon," a nineteenth-century name for the bird. Original paint with minimal touch-up to the reset neck seam.

Provenance: William V. Tripp III Collection

Literature: Cap Vinal, "Joseph W. Lincoln," Rockland, MA, 2002, p. 72, similar miniature illustrated.

Provenance

William V. Tripp III Collection