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Canada Goose Miniature Decoy

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1880-1920

GUSN

GUSN-2651

Description

Carved and painted miniature wooden goose decoy with white front and tail with black head and deep brown body.

Details

Descriptive Terms

decoys
carving (processes)
oil paint (paint)
painting (coating)
wood (plant material)
miniature (size attribute)
Wood
Oil Paint
Carved
Painted
Decoy

Associated Building

Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),

Maker

Lincoln, Joseph Whiting, Mr. (Carver)

Dimensions

1 1/2 x 1 (HxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

Accession Number

1991.873

Places

Maine (United States)

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