Lloyd Tyler Mccleery Tyler Pintail

Lloyd Tyler (1898-1970) Crisfield, MD, c. 1930 20 in. long

A very long and sleek decoy with a turned head exemplifying Tyler's extreme take on the Crisfield decoy design. The underside has a faint McCleery ink stamp and auction sticker, a Philadelphia Waterfowl Exposition ink stamp, and a Richardson Collection ink stamp. Original paint with gunning wear, tight crack up base of loose neck seat, and roughness to left edge of bill and to right side of back.

Provenance: Dr. James M. McCleery Collection Private Collection, Delaware

Literature: Sotheby's and Guyette and Schmidt, "American Waterfowl Decoys: The Distinguished Collection of Dr. James M. McCleery," New York, NY, January 22, 2000, lot 201, exact decoy illustrated. Bernard Herman and David Orr, "Decoys: A Cultural Interpretation," Philadelphia Wildfowl Exposition, 1979, p. 12, exact decoy illustrated. Exhibited: Philadelphia, PA, "Philadelphia Wildfowl Exposition," The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1979.

Provenance

Dr. James M. McCleery Collection Private Collection, Delaware