Elmer Crowell Black Duck

A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) East Harwich, MA, c. 1925 This early gunning model is similar to those made for Iver Johnson in Boston. Displays Crowell's fully blended paint with finish rasping to the back of the head. Original paint with very little wear; four small brush strokes of working touch up to the bird's back and one slightly larger two-inch area along left side; retains a light coat of protective wax.

Literature: Brian Cullity, The Songless Aviary, Hyannis, MA, 1992, p. 65. Adele Earnest, The Art of the Decoy, New York, NY, 1965, p. 171.