Verity Family Running Sandpiper

Obediah Verity (1813-1901) Seaford, Long Island, NY, c. 1880 6 1/4 in. long

This plump peep with S-curve wings is one of the smallest decoys known to exist. Original paint with gunning wear and a replaced bill.

Provenance: Nina Fletcher Little Collection Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Collection, acquired from the sale of the above, 1994

Literature: E. Jane Townsend, "Gunners Paradise: Wildfowling and Decoys on Long Island," Stony Brook, NY, 1979, p. 133, pl. 231, related decoy illustrated. Laurence Sheehan, "The Birding Life," New York, NY, 2011, p. 92, exact decoy illustrated.

Provenance

Nina Fletcher Little Collection Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Collection, acquired from the sale of the above, 1994