Banks Loveland Bluebill Drake

Banks Loveland (attr.) Point Pleasant, NJ, c. 1910 A hollow decoy with original paint over a base of gray primer. According to the decoy's labeled provenance, Banks Loveland was a cousin of Clarence Loveland, a well-known New Jersey decoy carver. Point Pleasant, New Jersey,was previously known as Lovelandtown, New Jersey. Original paint with fine craquelure and minor gunning wear.