Edson G. Gray Pair of Pintail

Edson Gray (1891-1982) Ocean View, DE, c. 1935 A pair of highly unusual decoys with the bodies comprised of 2/3 cork and 1/3 carved wood, with wooden head, tails and keels. The drake is branded “WHP JR” and the hen is branded “WHP JR” and “P.” Both birds are in original paint with minor flaking and wear; the drake has a neck repair and the hen has an age line on one side of the neck.

Provenance: William H. Purnell, Jr. Collection, Ocean City, Maryland Private Collection, California Eleanor Mosca Collection, California

Literature: James L. Trimble, "Edson Gray: Southern Delaware's Finest Decoy Maker" Decoy Magazine, Lewes, DE, July/Aug. 2001, pp. 8-11.

Provenance

William H. Purnell, Jr. Collection, Ocean City, Maryland Private Collection, California Eleanor Mosca Collection, California