Feeding Robin Snipe
Accomack, VA, c. 1850
9 in. long
A small and charming red knot from a rig which features raised wings, incised eyes, and thin necks.
In working paint with gunning wear.
Provenance: Malcolm Fleming Collection
Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Collection, acquired from the above
Literature: William J. Mackey, Jr., "American Bird Decoys," New York, NY, 1965, p. 158, pl. 131, rigmates illustrated.
Henry A. Fleckenstein, Jr., "Southern Decoys of Virginia and the Carolinas," Exton, PA, 1983, pp. 123-124, pl. 221-222, rigmates illustrated.
Laurence Sheehan, "The Sporting Life," New York, NY, 1992, p. 80, exact decoy illustrated.
Exhibited: New York, New York, “The Art of the American Decoy: Folk Sculpture from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Donal C. O’Brien Jr.,” Museum of American Folk Art, September 3–November 8, 1981.
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