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1880-1920
GUSN-11101
An unpainted decoy with an oblong body with an inletted head with carved eyes; initials are carved on the underside. It has faint gray patches at the wings.
decoys
carving (processes)
cedar (wood)
Cedar
Carved
DECOY
Incised on the underside reads: W.J.G.
Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),
Unknown
8.5 x 9.5 x 17 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
1992.437
Maine (United States)
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