Elmer Crowell Half-sized Common Tern

A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) East Harwich, MA, c.1940 A rare, half-sized, mantle carving of a tern, in an alert pose, with carved raised wings. Crowell's rectangular stamp is on the bottom of a carved clamshell base. A dedication, hand written in ink, reads "To Nom and Issie, from Elmer Crowell, Cape Cod". Original paint with very minor professional restoration to a hind toe on the left foot and the tip of the bill.