Thomas Chambers Pintail

Thomas Chambers (1860-1948) Wallaceburg, ON, Canada, c. 1890 A finely crafted hollow pintail decoy, possibly made for the St. Anne's gunning club, where George Warin was one of the older decoy makers. In original paint with heavy gunning wear. Repaint to white areas appears to have been taken down.

Provenance: William J. Butler, Jr. Collection

Literature: R. Paul Brisco, Waterfowl Decoys of Southwest Ontario and the Men Who Made Them, Erin, ON, 1986, pp. 54-55.

Provenance

William J. Butler, Jr. Collection