Lloyd Parker Ruddy Turnstone

Lloyd Parker (1859-1921) Parkertown, NJ, c. 1900 Very few shorebirds by Lloyd Parker of any species are known to exist. This bird is the only ruddy turnstone by the maker to have surfaced. Thinly contoured tail and bill. Parker took great care when crafting this bird sanding the body to smooth perfection.

Original paint with even flaking to the body, small chip to underside of the tail.

Provenance: Bob Brown Collection Gary Giberson Collection

Literature: "Noyes Museum Goes Year 'Round," Decoy Magazine March/April 1987, p. 45, related sandpiper. J. Levinson and S. Headley, Shorebirds: The Birds, the Hunters, the Decoys, Centreville, MD, 1991, p. 80, related dowitcher.

Provenance

Bob Brown Collection Gary Giberson Collection