Elmer Crowell Miniature Surf Scoter Drake

A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) East Harwich, MA, c. 1912 An early, rarely found species of Crowell miniature. Scoter were historically found on Cape Cod only in winter and this species was not a part of his regular set of twenty-five ducks that he typically created for summer visitors. The bottom of the base has the Crowell blue paper label, and written in script in the center band of the label is "Skunkhead coot," a common nineteenth-century name for this species that may have more accurately represented its taste to a hunter's palette. Original condition.

Provenance: William V. Tripp III Collection

Provenance

William V. Tripp III Collection