Redhead Drake decoy

A. Elmer Crowell (American, 1862–1952)

about 1890–1930

Object PlaceEast Harwich, Massachusetts, United States

Medium/TechniquePainted wood; glass eye

Dimensions20.32 x 40.64 x 19.05 cm (8 x 16 x 7 1/2 in.)

Credit LineGift of Maxim Karolik

Accession number60.493

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ClassificationsSculpture

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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).