Verity Family O'brien Verity Plump Plover

Obediah Verity (1813-1901) Seaford, Long Island, NY, c. 1880 10 in. long

Among Verity plovers, this rotund model stands out. The body has a circumference of nearly eleven inches and it exhibits excellent wing carving and the maker's classic stippled paint. Original paint with even gunning wear. Some touch-up to small patches of flaked paint including on left wing edge and top of head.

Provenance: Donal C. O'Brien Jr. Collection The Johnson Collection, acquired from the above, 2005

Literature: The Ward Museum, "The Decoys of Long Island," Salisbury, MD, 2010, p. 31, related example illustrated. Robert Shaw, "Call to the Sky: The Decoy Collection of James M. McCleery, M.D.," Houston, TX, 1992, p. 43, related examples illustrated. William J. Mackey Jr., "American Bird Decoys," New York, NY, 1965, p. 102, pl. 85, related decoys illustrated.

Provenance

Donal C. O'Brien Jr. Collection The Johnson Collection, acquired from the above, 2005