Joseph Lincoln Golden Plover

Joseph Lincoln (1859-1938) Accord, MA, c. 1890 A rare golden plover decoy with Lincoln's rasp-carved head and spoke-shaved body. This bird also features glass eyes, a squared-off bill tip, and distinctive chamfered split-tail carving. These features, as well as the paint technique, are observed in a black-bellied plover and a ruddy turnstone illustrated on pages 59 and 61, of Cap Vinal's book, Joseph W. Lincoln. In excellent original condition with light even gunning wear, original bill.

Provenance: Thomas C. Marshall Collection Private Collection, Massachusetts

Literature: Cap Vinal, Joseph W. Lincoln, Rockland, MA, 2002, pp. 59 and 61.

Provenance

Thomas C. Marshall Collection Private Collection, Massachusetts