Elmer Crowell Miniature Lesser Yellowlegs

A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) East Harwich, MA, c. 1910 A delicate carving mounted on a mottled base. One of his earliest miniatures, the form mirrors Crowell's gunning decoys with a thin neck, uplifted primaries and detailed carving to underside of the rump. Original paint with a restored bill.

Provenance: Fritz Talbot Collection William V. Tripp III Collection

Literature: Joseph H. Ellis, Birds in Wood and Paint: American Bird Carvings and their Carvers, 1900-1970, Lebanon, NH, 2009, p. 58, Fig. 5.11, similar miniature illustrated.

Provenance

Fritz Talbot Collection William V. Tripp III Collection