David S. Goodspeed Two New England Decoys

David S. Goodspeed (1862-1943) Duxbury, MA, c. 1900 A South Shore, Massachusetts, merganser hen decoy with glass eyes, an upswept tail, and a swimming posture.

A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) East Harwich, MA, c. 1920 A Cape Cod decoy painted as a wigeon, with the maker's oval brand lightly impressed on the bottom. The Goodspeed is in original paint with gunning wear, patches of over-paint on the head, age cracks in the neck and along the bottom. The Crowell decoy has been completely repainted and the head may be an in-use replacement. Both have gunning wear.

Provenance: Mark R. Mahoney Collection

Provenance

Mark R. Mahoney Collection