Harry V. Shourds Greater Yellowlegs

Harry V. Shourds (1861-1920) Tuckerton, NJ, c. 1890 A shorebird decoy by the Jersey Shore's preeminent carver. This bird is from the rig of Captain Nickerson, who was stationed at the U.S. Life Saving Service Station on 57th Street in Ocean City, New Jersey. The rig is known to have included six yellowlegs and six plover. This bird is ten and one-half inches from bill tip to tail. Original paint with grain craquelure on the breast and top of tail.

Provenance: Captain Nickerson Rig, Ocean City, New Jersey Fred Ellenberg Collection Joseph B. French Collection Private Collection, New Jersey

Literature: John Levinson and Somers Headley, "Shorebirds: The Birds, The Hunters, The Decoys," Centerville, MD, 1991, p. 81, plate 6-14, rigmate illustrated.

Provenance

Captain Nickerson Rig, Ocean City, New Jersey Fred Ellenberg Collection Joseph B. French Collection Private Collection, New Jersey