Elmer Crowell Miniature Piping Plover

A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) East Harwich, MA, 1933 2 3/4 in. long

The bird displays the maker's rectangular stamp on the bottom. Original paint with minimal wear.

Provenance: Acquired from Crowell by a member of the Batchelder Family, 1933 Crocker Family Collection, gifted from the above Private Collecion, by descent from the above

Literature: Stephen B. O'Brien Jr. and Chelsie W. Olney, "Elmer Crowell: Father of American Bird Carving," Hingham, MA, 2019, pp. 239-241, miniatures illustrated and discussed.

Provenance

Acquired from Crowell by a member of the Batchelder Family, 1933 Crocker Family Collection, gifted from the above Private Collecion, by descent from the above