Lemuel N. Ackerly Roothead Brant
Lemuel Ackerly (b. 1873) Patchogue, Long Island, NY
The catalog record
Lemuel Ackerly (b. 1873) Patchogue, Long Island, NY Lemuel Ackerly made some of the finest decoys on Long Island. His roothead brant bear a resemblance to those of Nathan Cobb. This bird has a reared-back head, with a sharp chined ridge, splined inset oak bill and original deep wooden keel with original lead weight. Branded "E. Thorne" on the underside for Edwin Thorne (1861-1966) of Bayshore, Long Island, owner of the shooting scow "The Gussum," of which Ackerly was the captain.
In original paint with some flaking to head and body, several hairline cracks along the back and side, tight crack through the head and a tight crack through the neck, very lightly hit by shot.
Provenance: Bill Staplin Collection
Literature: G. and L. Kangas, Decoys: A North American Survey, Spanish Fork, UT, 1983, p. 70.
Provenance
Bill Staplin Collection
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