Decoy: Redhead Drake
A. Elmer Crowell
(American, 1862–1952)
1890–1915
Object PlaceEast Harwich, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniquePainted wood
Dimensions19.05 x 32.38 cm (7 1/2 x 12 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Maxim Karolik
Accession number60.492
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Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
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Provenance1953, December, Dr. George Ross Starr brought five duck decoys by A. Elmer Crowell to the MFA for review by Curator Henry Rossiter and collector Maxim Karolik; all five, including this one, were subsequently purchased by Karolik; 1960, given by Karolik to the MFA (Accession date: April 14, 1960).
about 1876
1850–1900
1875–1900
1890–1920