Miles D. Pirnie Black Duck
Dr. Miles D. Pirnie (1898-1976) East Lansing, MI, c. 1930
The catalog record
Dr. Miles D. Pirnie (1898-1976) East Lansing, MI, c. 1930 17 in. long
In "Waterfowl Decoys of Michigan and the Lake St. Clair Region," a closely related Miles Pirnie wigeon with comparable wing carving was chosen to lead the book as plate number one. The author relates that Dr. Pirnie was fittingly "a waterfowl expert from Michigan State University." Original paint with even gunning wear, faint crack in neck, and a knot showing in left side of breast.
Provenance: Len Carnaghi Collection
Literature: Clune Walsh Jr. and Lowell G. Jackson, "Waterfowl Decoys of Michigan and the St. Clair Region," Detroit, MI, 1983, pl. 1, related wigeon illustrated.
Provenance
Len Carnaghi Collection
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