EARLY CONNECTICUT SHOREBIRD ~OLD PAINT ~VOORHEES COLL.

EARLY CONNECTICUT SHOREBIRD ~OLD PAINT ~VOORHEES COLL.
(Item: DECOYSHOREBIRD CONN.)

We're pleased to offer another early shorebird from the Connecticut "Voorhees" decoy collection. Mrs. Voorhees was an art teacher of the well-knownVirginia carver Mark McNair when he first started making his birds in Connecticut and she was also a serious collector of decoys on her own; the bird has been in the Voorhees collection since at least in the 1960's. This Shorebird, perhaps a Peep? is obviously quite early and comes from the collection without a makers name; will speculate it was made in the late 1800's or early 1900's. Perhaps the little bird's maker will remain unknown, however if anyone out there has a suggestion for a maker we will gladly offer additions to the bottom of the listing. The bird looks to have its original color or paint; seems to be only one dark coat with traces of the base wood....pine or cedar?...showing through; there is a small spot of white on top of the dark paint on the belly. The top surface is distinctly crazed, as pictured. There is no way of knowing if the beak is original; it was constructed to wedge through to the back of the head and although it is mobile, as you would suspect from shrinkage, it will not remove. (Please also note that when you move the beak at its tip there is movement of the beak at the top of the head but there seems to be a separation or partial separation somewhere inside the head and there is some wood loss where the beak enters the front of the head.) Size is 8 1/2 inches from forehead to tip of tail and it is about 2 inches at its widest. The exposed part of the beak is 2 1/4 inches long. An early investment quality decoy from a noted collection.
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~The "white paint" mentioned in the description can be seen to the right of the post hole~

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