Elmer Crowell Miniature Oriole

A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) East Harwich, MA, c. 1930 Retains the maker's rectangular stamp and species identification on the bottom of the base. Original paint with a chip to beak tip.

Literature: Joseph H. Ellis, "Birds in Wood and Paint: American Bird Carvings and Their Carvers, 1900-1970," Lebanon, NH, 2009, dust jacket cover, pp. 70-72, similar miniatures illustrated. Brian Cullity, "The Songless Aviary: The World of A.E. Crowell & Son," Sandwich, MA, 1992, p. 52, plate XII, similar bird illustrated.