Elmer Crowell Yellowlegs

A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) East Harwich, MA, c. 1910 A classic early Crowell gunning decoy with nice patina. In original paint with very light wear and appealing craquelure; wing tip has been reset with touch up to crack; minute chip to wing tips; 1/2 of bill is replaced.

Literature: Richard Bourne, The Rare Decoy Collection of George Ross Starr, Jr., M.D., Hyannis, MA, 1986, lot 446, rigmate illustrated. Quintina Colio, American Decoys, Ephrata, PA, 1972, p. 50. Henry A. Fleckenstein, Jr,. Shorebird Decoys, Exton, PA, 1980, p. 78, color plate XLIX and p. 113, rigmate pictured. John M. Levinson, Shorebirds: The Birds, the Hunters, the Decoys, Centerville, MD, 1991, p. 58 Robert Shaw, Call to the Sky: The Decoy Collection of James M. McCleery, M.D., Houston, TX, 1992, p. 16.