Edward Ted Mulliken Preening Black Duck

Edward "Ted" Mulliken (1896-1964) Old Saybrook, CT, c. 1940 14 in. long

One of the fine preeners made by Mulliken and his Wildfowler Decoy company in the early 1940s, its beauty did not escape the eye of early Connecticut decoy collector and carver Tim Eastland who acquired it circa 1975. It bears his art deco "TEC" Collection stamp on the underside. A closely related example was loaned to the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge. Original paint with minimal wear.

Provenance: Tim Eastland Collection Richard LaFountain Collection

Literature: Karla Mattsson and C. John Sullivan, “Captured in Wood: An Album of Decoys from the Havre de Grace Decoy Museum,” Havre de Grace, MD, 1996, p. 44, related decoy illustrated.

Provenance

Tim Eastland Collection Richard LaFountain Collection