Roswell E. Bliss Brant and Preening Mallard

Roswell Bliss (1887-1967) Stratford, CT, c. 1960 Two special decoys by Bliss, a turned head mallard drake and a brant goose. The mallard has its original rigging while the brant was never rigged. By 1930, Bliss and fellow Connecticut carver, "Shang" Wheeler (1872-1949) had become good friends and the elder, Shang, instructed Bliss in feather painting techniques that Wheeler had mastered. Both are branded "R.E. Bliss" on the bottom. Original condition.