Decoy: Black Duck
A. Elmer Crowell
(American, 1862–1952)
1890–1915
Object PlaceEast Harwich, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueWhite pine, glass eye, original paint
Dimensions18.41 x 41.91 cm (7 1/4 x 16 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Maxim Karolik
Accession number60.495
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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).
