Herbert F. Hatch Golden Plover

Herbert F. Hatch (1877-1951) Marshfield, MA, c. 1898 9 1/2 in. long

Authors Cap Vinal and William Mackey published segments of Herbert Hatch's diary in which the gunner describes buying Joseph Lincoln decoys and making his own off of Lincoln's model. This decoy is a rigmate to the golden plover found with Hatch's diary. Original paint with minimal wear.

Provenance: Herbert F. Hatch Rig Dr. Morton D. Kramer Collection

Literature: Cap Vinal, “Joseph W. Lincoln,” Rockland, MA, 2002, pp. 58-59, rigmate illustrated. William J. Mackey Jr., "American Bird Decoys," New York, NY, 1965, pp. 86-87. Richard A. Bourne Co., Inc., "Very Rare and Important American Bird Decoys from the Collection of the late William J. Mackey Jr. of Belford, New Jersey," Hyannis, MA, 1973, Session III, lot 225, rigmate illustrated.

Provenance

Herbert F. Hatch Rig Dr. Morton D. Kramer Collection