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Blue Heron decoy
Blue Heron decoy

Blue Heron decoy

1890–1920
Object PlaceProbably New Jersey
Medium/TechniquePainted wood
Dimensions69.85 x 63.5 x 22.86 cm (27 1/2 x 25 x 9 in.)
Credit LineGift of Maxim Karolik
Accession number58.926a-b
On View
On view
ClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceMid-20th century, found near Pottstown, Pennsylvania, by Edith Gregor Halpert of the Downtown Gallery (New York); from the Downtown Gallery to Maxim Karolik; 1958, gift of Maxim Karolik to the MFA.
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