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Miniature decoy in the form of a ruddy duck carved in the full round, painted ochre and grainpainted in black to simulate feathers; the bill is painted red.
decoys
miniatures (toys)
carving (processes)
painting (coating)
wood (plant material)
miniature (size attribute)
Wood
Painted
Carved
Decoy
On a label on the underside is written: ""Ruddy Duck""
Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),
Unknown
1 3/4 x 1 1/4 x 3 1/2 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
1991.875
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