W. H. Parker Swimming Black Duck

W. H. Parker Nantucket, MA, c. 1900 20 in. long

A rare swimming Nantucket duck decoy in an animated posture and appealing craquelure. The weight is stamped "W. H. PARKER." It also retains two collectors' notes on a white sticker on the bottom. Interestingly enough, though Nantucket is regarded as one of the top regions for shorebird decoys, very few waterfowl decoys of note are known to have surfaced from the island. In old gunning paint with even wear and a tight crack in neck.

Provenance: W. H. Parker Rig Lottie Pitman Collection Private Collection, MA

Provenance

W. H. Parker Rig Lottie Pitman Collection Private Collection, MA