Joseph Lincoln Long Tail Duck

Joseph W. Lincoln (1859-1938) Accord, MA, c. 1918 17 in. long

Very few Lincoln canvas long-tailed ducks are believed to have survived. Lincoln was a distinguished canvas decoy maker, and examples can be seen on both the front and back covers of Cap Vinal's monograph on the maker. The back cover features a 1918 photograph of a newly-made canvas sea duck rig which likely includes this decoy. A white wash was removed to reveal mostly original paint with moderate gunning wear, down to the wood on the head.

Literature: Cap Vinal, "Joseph W. Lincoln," Rockland, MA, 2002, back cover and p. 18, rig illustrated. Gene Kangas, "Canvas Decoys of Massachusetts: A regional emergence of uniquely designed lures," Decoy Magazine, Nov/Dec 2013, p. 26, rigmate illustrated twice.